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Book Beginnings on Friday: The Mysterious Benedict Society: 08/26/10

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 Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

GoodReads Description:

Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children-two boys and two girls-succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. But what they'll find in the hidden underground tunnels of the school is more than your average school supplies. So, if you're gifted, creative, or happen to know Morse Code, they could probably use your help.

The Opening:

In a city called Stonetown, near a port called Stonetown Harbor, a boy named Reynie Muldoon was prepairing to take a test.

My Thoghts:

I was hooked by the first sentence. That doesn't typically happen for me. I'm now halfway through and I hope to finish the book either tonight or tomorow sometime.

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Comments (22)

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Comment #1: Thursday, August, 26, 2010 at 22:06:11

Bev

Oooh. Now I want to know what kind of test!

The Bradbury book... this is his non-SF from 1985 (published 20 years after his last full-length work Something Wicked This Way Comes).

Comment #2: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 10:53:20

Pussreboots

1985 was about the time I started reading Bradbury but I started with his classics, like Fahrenheit 451. I'm fairly certain I haven't read the book you posted about but I've studied his works in class. Maybe I read the line in class. Anyway, I'll keep an eye out for the book.

Comment #3: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 00:39:13

Cat

It is a good one - immediately makes you want to know what test and why.

Happy reading!

Comment #4: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 10:57:03

Pussreboots

Yes. And then it just gets more and more mysterious from there. It's great fun.

Comment #5: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 01:24:54

Lu

I had not heard of this book until seeing this post! I did not read the description of the book until after I read the first sentence. My first thought was what test? I love when an author can pull you in with his/her first sentence! I have added this book to my "to read" list!

My post can be found here

Comment #6: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 11:00:12

Pussreboots

It's a fun book. I hope to finish it today because I really want to know how it turns out.

Comment #7: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 02:15:15

Becky

I started this one a long while back and couldn't keep interested in it. I will give it another shot....

Comment #8: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 11:02:21

Pussreboots

I'm enjoying the book but I do have admit to needing to re-readin certain spots. Sometimes the action jumps from scene to scene without any warning. Other times a flashback gets tossed in that takes me by surprise.

Comment #9: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 04:53:30

gautami tripathy

It really sounds good!

Have a blast hopping to/following new blogs or beginning great books!

Comment #10: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 11:07:45

Pussreboots

It is very good. It's not perfect but still a fun read.

Comment #11: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 05:01:58

Amanda

Hi Puss,

It's Friday night in Australia. And for those of us who are middle aged bibliobloggers, Friday night means... hopping around the web.

So, here I am yet again.

I've just added The Mysterious Benedict Society to my TBR list. You've got me with the first line, too.

Comment #12: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 11:08:50

Pussreboots

I'm in California so by the time I post it's usually Friday in most of the world.

I hope you enjoy The Mysterious Benedict Society. I certainly am.

Comment #13: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 08:27:06

Laurel-Rain Snow

That is definitely an intriguing opener...hope you enjoy the book.

Comment #14: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 11:30:28

Pussreboots

I am. I hope to finish it later today.

Comment #15: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 09:01:59

Freda

That does sound like a good opener.

Here is my 56.

Comment #16: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 11:32:09

Pussreboots

Thank you. I'm glad you stopped by.

Comment #17: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 10:44:52

Buffy

Fun! My daughter and I enjoy this series.

Here's mine.

Comment #18: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 11:39:04

Pussreboots

I'm hoping my son and husband will read it next.

Comment #19: Friday, August, 27, 2010 at 16:33:55

Lady Q

That's a very intriguing first sentence! Here's my BB.