34 Compelling First Lines of Famous Books [Infographic]

Posted April 18, 2016 by Julie S. in General / 23 Comments

First impressions matter, right? Well, the first line of a book is one way to make (or break) a great first impression. Here’s a fun infographic with 34 Compelling First Lines of Famous Books. Enjoy!


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Posted April 18, 2016 by Julie S. in General / 23 Comments

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23 responses to “34 Compelling First Lines of Famous Books [Infographic]”

  1. David

    So happy to see 4 of my favorite and especially 2 from Douglas Adams. Wish that there was one more, It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression as pretty as an airport.

  5. Steve Hayes

    The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there
    was no-one in the room but the corpse (Charles Williams, “War in Heaven”.

  10. Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight

    I LOOOOVE this!! It really makes me want to read like, ALL of these! My favorite is The Hunger Games, of course. I also LOVE this opening from Rebel of the Sands: “They said the only folks who belonged in Deadshot after dark were the ones who were up to no good. I wasn’t up to no good. Then again, I wasn’t exactly up to no bad neither.”

  12. Melanie Simmons @mlsimmons

    I love this. I’ve read a few of them. The first line that stands in my mind the most is from Spider’s Bite by Jennifer Estep, “My name is Gin, and I kill people.” It does leave an impression. That is for sure.