Books and Beyond: Opening lines
The first few sentences of any book are the most important because they have to hook the reader and reel them into the story. In an unscripted, gameshow-style episode, Alison and Karen test each other on some of the best opening lines in literature. Feel free to play along!
Listen to this episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast.Books mentioned in the show:
- The 10 pm question by Kate De Goldi
- The catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger
- Breakfast at Tiffany's: a short novel and three stories by Truman Capote
- Of mice and men by John Steinbeck
- The god of small things by Arundhati Roy
- The English patient: a novel by Michael Ondaatje
- The member of the wedding by Carson McCullers
- Where angels fear to tread by E.M. Forster
- One hundred years of solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
- The grapes of wrath by John Steinbeck
- Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
Catch us on Planet FM104.6, Sundays at 9.35pm. Recent shows can be listened to as podcasts via the Auckland Libraries podcast.
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