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.
A slim, well-regarded novel in translation from the Spanish. I’m all in.
It begins:
They’re like worms.
What kind of worms?
Like worms, all over.
It’s the boy who’s talking, murmuring into my ear. I am the one asking questions.
Intriguingly weird, yes? And I’m entranced by the cover. Horses and worms. Stay tuned.
This quotation comes from an uncorrected advance proof and is subject to change.
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