Friday, 8 July 2011

Book Beginnings on Friday

Yay it's Friday! And you know what this means... It's time for another book beginning! This meme is hosted over at A Few More Pages. The idea is that you give the first line or two of the book you're reading, and your opinion based on just that opening.

So, this week I started reading 'Nemesis' by Jo Nesbo. So far it's a great book! But, before I get carried away, here's the opening:

"I'm going to die. And it makes no sense. That wasn't the plan, not my plan, anyway."
Wow! There's nothing like throwing the reader right into the thick of things! I love that whoever this person is had some kind of plan or mission, which has somehow taken a drastic turn and he/she now knows they're going to die. It seems that someone else might have planned to kill this narrator, and so I couldn't wait to find out why, how, and who they were. I also love the element of humour in it, that someone could plan to die!

I think this is a brilliant opening, and I can assure you that the rest of this chapter (which is only a page long) and the whole of the next are just as exciting!

I can't wait to finish this book and review it, so look out for the rest of my verdict!
Posted by Nic at 10:57

9 comments:

  1. Laurel-Rain Snow8 July 2011 at 12:41

    I do like an opener that thrusts us right into the midst of things, and this one does just that.

    Here's MY FRIDAY MEMES POST

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  2. Kathy Martin8 July 2011 at 13:10

    Great opening! I understand why you would need to keep reading. I'll be looking forward to your review. Happy reading!

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  3. Bev Hankins8 July 2011 at 14:03

    That's quite a grabber...and I can see where dying wouldn't be the speaker's plan.

    http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/07/friday-memes_08.html

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  4. Anne@HeadFullofBooks8 July 2011 at 15:37

    It wasn't the narrator's plan to die? Ha! Good line.

    My book beginning is part of my book review for the wonderful historical novel: Between Shades of Gray.

    New follower!

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  5. Elisa DeLany8 July 2011 at 16:42

    It's a great set up for the rest of novel without screaming EXPOSITION at the reader. There's the narrator's plan, someone else's plan, and of course, the conflict. Brilliant.

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  6. Ann8 July 2011 at 16:42

    Wow - a great opening line indeed. I'll certainly be looking out for your review!

    http://thebookgatherer.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-beginningson-friday.html

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  7. Katy8 July 2011 at 17:33

    Nice! I've been wanting to read a book by Jo Nesbo, and this one sounds good!

    Thanks for participating in Book Beginnings!

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  8. E8 July 2011 at 21:29

    Looking forward to a review!

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  9. Kerri9 July 2011 at 04:04

    Love the opening! Sounds like it is going to be a great book.

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