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The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.
Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading along with you initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
Please include the title of the book and the author’s name.
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If you are looking for a mystery that leads to a asking questions about what a life is worth, check out Southern Gold by James Alan Vitti.
My 56
So this, this is what it comes to? he heard himself thinking, wondering, calling out. Or will I get another chance? Just one more chance…
(From prologue, because only a partial paragraph on page 56, in paperback,1st edition, published in 1995)
Book Beginnings
Gavin Duke thought he was dead.
(From the Prologue)
GOODREADS BLURB: When a promotional scheme for First Southern Bank goes badly awry kidnapped marketing executive Gavin Duke, imprisoned in a cabin deep in the woods, has plenty of time to think about the course of his life and his relationships–when it may be too late for him to do anything about them.
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I do enjoy books in which the characters are forced to think about their life choices….and then somehow manage to extricate themselves from their situations.
Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
Thought he was dead?! LOL
Happy weekend!
This one sounds really interesting. Thanks for mentioning it.
Hey! A new author. And sounds like a good one too.
My Friday 56 from H.P. Lovecraft’s Favorite Weird Tales
An interesting book beginning. Thanks for sharing. Here is my post
http://totallyaddictedtoreading.blogspot.com/2017/04/friday-meme.html
Sounds like an interesting read! I hope that it is one you enjoy. Happy reading! 🙂
That sounds like a pretty good beginning. He must be in trouble. 🙂
I feel like this precedes someone’s death. Heck of a way to start a book. Happy Friday!
Got to love a book that starts – just one more chance…
Fab!
Have a lovely weekend.
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Great opening line!
I love those snippets. Thanks for sharing and for the visit.