BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!
MY BOOK BEGINNING
Whenever Paul qualified for the US Open, his parents, his big brother, his two sisters, their various kids, traveled to New York to watch him play.
-- A Weekend in New York by Benjamin Markovits. I love everything about this opening sentence. There's so much family history and potential for future family drama packed into it.
And it immediately puts me in to a world I know nothing about, the world of professional tennis. You know from this sentence that this is a world where someone can repeatedly qualify without ever winning, because if Paul won the US Open, the book would be about his family celebrating, not gathering for yet another reunion.
Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.
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TIE IN: The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice is a natural tie in with this event and there is a lot of cross over, so many people combine the two. The idea is to post a teaser from page 56 of the book you are reading and share a link to your post. Find details and the Linky for your Friday 56 post on Freda’s Voice.
MY FRIDAY 56
Around her family she almost consciously regressed. It was a relief, it felt less like regression than a return to normality.
This one sounds good!
ReplyDeleteHi Gilion,
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that my first reaction was Golf, until you put us right and revealed the Tennis connection.
Definitely not a book for me, but Goodreads does share these lines as a header to the premise and I thought they were great …
"What are you feeling so anxious about? I'm the guy who has to go out there and lose.'
'That's what I don't like. That's what you don't realise. It's harder on the rest of us."
Enjoy and thanks for hosting :)
Yvonne
xx
This does seem like a great opening line of a family oriented novel. My Friday quotes and review
ReplyDeleteI've never had much interest in tennis, but the family aspect sounds great!
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was That's really nice of his family to support him.
ReplyDeleteNot being a fan of tennis, this one doesn't speak to me. But, I hope the family stays as strong throughout. I'd love for you and your readers to check out mine. https://tinyurl.com/LisaKsBookReviews2819
ReplyDeleteIt always raises my expectations in a book to see so much packed into a first sentence. Hope it lives up to the promise.
ReplyDeleteI like that they are all there too! I hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good read! I added you to my Linky. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteSounds good! This sounds especially appealing because my son is obsessed with tennis right now and has been in lessons for a year or so.
ReplyDeleteSounds like it could be a fun read. I like tennis. It's one of only a small handful of sports that interests me. Happy Reading.
ReplyDeleteI love the unusual (to me) context. Mine is here: https://francebooktours.com/2019/02/08/friday-56-the-first-noel-at-the-villa-des-violettes/
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