RC HopgoodJan 29, 2023
#SundaySentence
"I lost an arm on my last trip home."
#OctaviaButler #Kindred
IMO, one of the great #OpeningSentences.
What are other great openers?
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Show threadlouknightsmccuddenJan 29, 2023
@rchopgood @bookstodon This is a boring answer, perhaps, but I never get sick of "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." #bookstodon #Rebecca #daphnedumaurier #SundaySentence
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I have never read it! Maybe in part because i've seen the movie so many times (and i know the movie ending is weakened). I really should read it. That's it, I'm gonna put on the TBR list. This is just the nudge i've needed all these years. Thanks! 😊
Jan 29, 2023 at 11:14pmWeb
Show threadlouknightsmccuddenJan 29, 2023
@rchopgood @bookstodon Yes, for me, the magic of the novel is in its poetry and ambiguity. Some movie versions are brilliant as a whole other art form in their own right but very different from what the novel offers.