Saturday, October 9, 2010

100 Best First Lines from Novels

21. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed. —James Joyce, Ulysses (1922)

26. 124 was spiteful. —Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987)


41. The moment one learns English, complications set in. —Felipe Alfau, Chromos (1990)


If we have managed to pique your interest, you may view the entire list here at 100 Best First Lines from Novels from AmericanBookReview.org.

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