Novel: Then We Came to the End Author: Joshua Ferris Opening Lines: We were fractious and overpaid. Our mornings lacked promise. At least those of us who smoked had something to look forward to at ten-fifteen. Closing Lines: But for … Continue reading
Novel: The Devil Wears Prada Author: Lauren Weisberger Opening Line: The light hadn’t even officially turned green at the intersection of 17th and Broadway before an army of overconfident yellow cabs roared past the tiny deathtrap I was attempting to … Continue reading
Novel: Peter Pan Author: J.M. Barrie Opening Line: All children, except one, grow up. Closing Line: When Margaret grows up she will have a daughter, who is to be Peter’s mother in turn; and thus it will go on, so … Continue reading
Novel: The Rules of Attraction Author: Bret Easton Ellis Opening Line: and it’s a story that might bore you but you don’t have to listen, she told me, because she always knew it was going to be like that, and … Continue reading
52 Weeks. One Location. 52 different photographs.
Novel: Elsewhere
Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Opening Line:
‘The end came quickly, and there wasn’t any pain.’
Closing Line:
And in response, this baby, who is Liz and not Liz at the same time, laughs.
Novel: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Opening Line:
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.
Closing Line:
I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.
Novel: Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Authors: Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Opening Line:
The day begins in the middle of the night.
Closing Line:
I grab hold of his warm hand. Deep breath.
Ready.
Set.
Jump.
Note: I really do recommend this book for anyone looking for a really quick read. And for lovers and haters of the film, it is very different!
Novel: Starter For Ten
Author: David Nicholls
Opening Line:
All young people worry about things, it’s a natural and inevitable part of growing up, and at the age of sixteen my greatest anxiety in life was that I’d never again achieve anything as good, or pure, or noble, or true, as my O-Level results.
Closing Line:
I’m nineteen now, and I like to think I’m a lot wiser and cooler about these things.
Novel: Love in the Present Tense
Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde
Opening Line:
One night when I was seven I watched a man die.
Closing Line:
I think he hears and understands most of what I don’t say to him.
I think he always has.
