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Thanks to Rose City Reader for hosting this meme. To participate, share the first line or two of the book you are currently reading and, if you feel so moved, let us know what your first impressions were based on that first line.

I found us a funny teaser for today:

He briefly embarked on a new career as a referee but found the profession lacking excitement. He was saved from growing old and bitter by an early death.

Ha! That’s one way to look at it. Sort of a different approach than that old quip about aging: that it beats the alternative.

So far this book is more Spanish history than soccer, per se, but it’s early yet. And there’s nothing wrong with Spanish history, for that matter.

What are you reading this week?

This quotation comes from an uncorrected advance proof and is subject to change.

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