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40. Woot!

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #39)

Fri Jul 29, 2022, 04:41 PM

Jul 2022

I love that contest. I just never knew what the first winner was.

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Guess the book by the first line. [View all] Not Heidi Jul 2022 OP

I have no idea what book that is from PJMcK Jul 2022 #1

Do. Not Heidi Jul 2022 #16

That was my guess! TexasBushwhacker Jul 2022 #42

Here's my contribution PJMcK Jul 2022 #2

Here's the first line from a book I liked that thought was very thought provoking. Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #3

Middlesex? ucralum Jul 2022 #7

Postcards From the Edge? Clash City Rocker Jul 2022 #4

Correct. Carrie Fischer Author, later made into a movie in 1990 Fla Dem Jul 2022 #5

Great movie Not Heidi Jul 2022 #15

Meryl Streep has been in a few musicals. wnylib Jul 2022 #50

Ah, yes.... Not Heidi Jul 2022 #52

It's a great film. wnylib Jul 2022 #54

Yep. Not Heidi Jul 2022 #13

"It was a bright cold night in April and all the clocks were striking thirteen." Clash City Rocker Jul 2022 #6

1984 Not Heidi Jul 2022 #14

Correct! Clash City Rocker Jul 2022 #22

I agree. n/t Not Heidi Jul 2022 #33

"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold." Clash City Rocker Jul 2022 #8

That's got to be "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter Thompson. nt Nay Jul 2022 #9

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? Not Heidi Jul 2022 #10

You are both correct! Clash City Rocker Jul 2022 #21

It was the best of times, it was the worst of time. Baggies Jul 2022 #11

A Tale of Two Cities Not Heidi Jul 2022 #12

Charlotte's Web? Jade Fox Jul 2022 #47

Call me Ishmael. Baggies Jul 2022 #17

Moby Dick? Not Heidi Jul 2022 #18

Yes Baggies Jul 2022 #19

When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. Brother Buzz Jul 2022 #20

To Kill A Mockingbird Clash City Rocker Jul 2022 #23

Moments before Bob Ewell attacked them and then killed himself by falling on his knife. Brother Buzz Jul 2022 #27

A: lpbk2713 Jul 2022 #28

Hey Boo Brother Buzz Jul 2022 #32

Okay, one more Clash City Rocker Jul 2022 #24

Here's a hint, the first line of the book's sequel was Clash City Rocker Jul 2022 #29

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? nt Wounded Bear Jul 2022 #30

Yes! Clash City Rocker Jul 2022 #31

My all-time favorite book title. Jade Fox Jul 2022 #44

Mine sarge43 Jul 2022 #25

One of my favorites (but too long to fit in a subject line): malthaussen Jul 2022 #26

"It was a dark and stormy night." Ocelot II Jul 2022 #34

The Hound of the Baskervilles Not Heidi Jul 2022 #35

Nope! Ocelot II Jul 2022 #36

I HAD A HUNCH AND I WAS RIGHT! Not Heidi Jul 2022 #38

San Jose State U. holds a bad writing contest based on it. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #39

Woot! Not Heidi Jul 2022 #40

This one belongs in a movie quote thread, but Not Heidi Jul 2022 #37

Throw Mama From the Train! TexasBushwhacker Jul 2022 #43

Hello, fellow wannabe writer Not Heidi Jul 2022 #53

"I used to have a cat, an old fighting tom, who would jump through the open window by my bed... BluesRunTheGame Jul 2022 #41

Something by Raymond Chandler? Jade Fox Jul 2022 #45

I'll give you a clue: mid 70s, non fiction, Pulitzer winner. BluesRunTheGame Jul 2022 #46

The White Album - Joan Didion Jade Fox Jul 2022 #48

Nope BluesRunTheGame Jul 2022 #49

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard BluesRunTheGame Jul 2022 #55

I would have never guessed that! Jade Fox Jul 2022 #56

Two, the first is a translation. Wolf Frankula Jul 2022 #51

"It was a pleasure to burn." Harker Jul 2022 #57

Fahrenheit 451 Mad_Dem_X Jul 2022 #58

Yes. Harker Jul 2022 #59

"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." malthaussen Jul 2022 #60