Just pre-ordered your book. Here's one of my favorite first lines from one of my favorite novels. "On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below."
As a practicing Catholic, I am embarrassed that he is among our disciples. He is mean, untruthful, untrustworthy, and most of all a cruel person in his soul. A disgrace to the faithful
Preordered thru Bookshop.com and Morgan Hill Books.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
Pre-ordered one previously, now two more as gifts from bookshop.org. This is fun! I hope you make your goal.
"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun" from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Doug Adams
But it's not; you just have to show up with the understanding that the fight will continue, and a willingness to do your part: support independent progressive media, spread the message as a tribute, be responsible for your circle, and don't let despair overwhelm hope. - Shameless- Brian Tyler Cohen
Pre-ordered. Good luck!!! We all need it these days.
From Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram: It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant.
Pre-ordered!
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
Thank you - and that one hits home a little bit these days!
Pre-ordered but no p0lace for my favorite first ine, so here it is....
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into an enormous insect.
Thank you for ordering! And a classic first line.
Pre-ordered from my small local bookstore via Bookshop.org. Good luck hitting 500!
Thank you - I've got my fingers crossed!
Pre-ordered via Amazon (I know! I'm sorry!! I live on an island, literally, with no book store. )
Moving water thrills me.
Thank you! And my personal view is that the benefit of people reading > Amazon getting less than $10 but there’s some self interest at work there.
If a Nashville library buys a copy I will reserve it.
Just pre-ordered your book. Here's one of my favorite first lines from one of my favorite novels. "On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below."
Thank you! And I like that use of precipitated.
One example of why Thornton Wilder won the Pulitzer Prize.
Pre-ordered! And here's the first sentence from "Everything Sad is Untrue" :
All Persians are liars and lying is a sin.
Thank you! And that's also a great book title.
How can a man that ate his Grandmothers meals provided by government program vote to cut assistance to anyone! Cheap liar!
As a practicing Catholic, I am embarrassed that he is among our disciples. He is mean, untruthful, untrustworthy, and most of all a cruel person in his soul. A disgrace to the faithful
It’s the end of May so I haven’t helped with your original goal, but I do think my daughter will love receiving a yellow book for her birthday🤣
In this case I’m very happy to have my book judged by its cover!
Preordered thru Bookshop.com and Morgan Hill Books.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
Thank you! And it sure was.
Pre-ordered one previously, now two more as gifts from bookshop.org. This is fun! I hope you make your goal.
"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun" from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Doug Adams
Thanks! And what a great book. (Although also Elon Musk's favorite - which seems unfair because he doesn't know what satire is.)
Pre-ordered!
Courtesy and serenity of temper I first learnt to know from my grandfather Verus.
Thank you!!
But it's not; you just have to show up with the understanding that the fight will continue, and a willingness to do your part: support independent progressive media, spread the message as a tribute, be responsible for your circle, and don't let despair overwhelm hope. - Shameless- Brian Tyler Cohen
Pre-ordered. Hope you get more than your last 70 pre-orders!
"Garp’s mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater."
Thank you - and I love that book!
Pre-ordered. Good luck!!! We all need it these days.
From Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram: It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant.
Thank you - and lovely opening line.