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Comments for Book Beginnings on Friday: The Lace Reader
Book Beginnings on Friday: The Lace Reader: 08/05/10
Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence.
Thank you to Rose City Reader for giving me the idea for this meme. On Rose City Reader you will find 'Opening Sentences of the Day' so please have a look at this wonderful blog for further opportunities to share opening sentences.
I am reading The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
GoodReads Description:
Towner Whitney, the self-confessed unreliable narrator of The Lace Reader, hails from a family of Salem women who can read the future in the patterns in lace, and who have guarded a history of secrets going back generations, but the disappearance of two women brings Towner home to Salem and the truth about the death of her twin sister to light.
The Lace Reader is a mesmerizing tale that spirals into a world of secrets, confused identities, lies, and half-truths in which the reader quickly finds it's nearly impossible to separate fact from fiction, but as Towner Whitney points out early on in the novel, "There are no accidents."
The Opener:
My name is Towner Whitney. No, that's not exactly true. My real name's Sophya. Never believe me. I lie all the time.
Comment #1: Thursday, August, 5, 2010 at 21:13:55
An interesting opening. How can I trust the story is to be told then ? LOL.
Comment #2: Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 13:57:11
Pussreboots
I'm not sure. I've only just started the book. It's slow going.
Comment #3: Friday, August, 6, 2010 at 02:42:22
This book has always intrigued me, but haven't read it yet. That is a great opening line... isn't it weird when we want to hear more from people when they say they lie... must be the detective in all of us I think!
My book beginning this week is a classic, from Tolstoy‚s Anna Karenina.
Comment #4: Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 14:01:24
Pussreboots
I'm only on chapter 3 but I'm just not clicking with the book yet. I hope I do soon.
Comment #5: Friday, August, 6, 2010 at 07:25:11
That character sounds interesting and complex already. I'm sure that will be a great read!
Comment #6: Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 14:04:27
Pussreboots
I hope so.
Comment #8: Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 14:29:11
Pussreboots
Thank you.
Comment #10: Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 14:31:20
Pussreboots
Thank you for stopping by.