jakarta
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Napoleonic reference so presume it is War and Peace by Tolstoy?
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The guess the opening line of great novels game
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Napoleonic reference so presume it is War and Peace by Tolstoy?
Shatner's Bassoon
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- Feb 12, 2012
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I've been trying to read it for about 5 years and am only half way through, really heavy on description. At one point there is about 5 pages describing eating a bowl of stew.
I've never finished it either. Maybe I'll have another go soon.
Brilliant, brilliant book that.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Ha! I recently read this to my class. Gangsta Granny - David Walliams.
jakarta
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Not sure if it is a great novel but it is one of my favourite first lines:
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold
Probably a bit of a giveaway.......
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold
Probably a bit of a giveaway.......
Pogue Mahone
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I also know that - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Pogue Mahone
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Quite right. Michael Morpurgo is a fantastic writer, and it's sad that most adults miss out on his work.
Pogue Mahone
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What's it going to be then, eh?
Very memorable - Clockwork Orange.
"It was love at first sight."
The second sentence is a bit of a giveaway, but as the first sentence is so vague, I'll give you a word in the second sentence - "chaplain".
Eric Potts
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Catch 22
Paskman
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The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest.
Eric Potts
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I didn't really get on with this one , but I know it's got a fair few fans. ( First published in 1966)
"At the hour of the hot spring sunset two citizens appeared at the Patriarch's Ponds "
"At the hour of the hot spring sunset two citizens appeared at the Patriarch's Ponds "
KZNSeagull
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There is no reason why they should. I read a lot of kids books - owning a bookshop means that I have to advise parents whether books are suitable or not, so it is a good excuse, but I see no reason why adults cannot read books aimed at kids. They are often excellent stories.
jakarta
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPzS91gGzLM
I'm guessing it is the 'Bloody Boring Writer' and Heart of Darkness?
p.s. enjoy the Vid!
