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I’m giving in to the temptation here, to give you two book beginnings to the same book: one from the prologue and one from the proper start of the book. I’m also sticking with my preferred quotation parameter of two sentences.
So, from the prologue of Faithful Place, by Tana French:
“In all your life, only a few moments matter. Mostly you never get a good look at them except in hindsight, long after they’ve zipped past you: the moment when you decided to talk to that girl, slow down on that blind bend, stop and find that condom.”
I find this outstanding. It makes me stop and think about which moments have mattered in my life, and have I recognized them in hindsight? I can think of a few. But these first two sentences of prologue really make me want to stop and meditate. I call that a strong beginning.
From chapter one:
“My father once told me that the most important thing every man should know is what he would die for. If you don’t know that, he said, what are you worth?“
I’m still interested. I’ve heard good things about this book from several sources, and I have a readalong buddy for this one too, so I’m excited. Stay tuned.
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pagesofjulia 
Fantastic beginnings! I really like Tana French, and this makes me want to read this book even more.
I thought you already did? Please join us! We can discuss here…
What’s the time frame?
I don’t know that I can add another book to my stack right now. I’m in about 200 pages into a 600-pager and have my book club book to read, though it is short!
I do understand what you’re saying!! time frame probably not far beyond this weekend, depending on how hard it grabs me. (I’m ~300 in on a 750 but putting that on hold for a few days.) You can always catch up with us later…
Okay. Well, I bought Faithful Place at Half Price this weekend, but it’s going to be really hard not to put down the book I’m reading (The Given Day by Dennis Lehane). But now that the semester is over and since my book club book this month is very small, maybe I’ll get to it! If I do, I’ll let you know.
Great! Do let me know. I’m enjoying it very much.
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