Vanwa Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Lyra and her daemon moved through the darkening Hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen. Northern Lights Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials) again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Peter Petford slipped a long wooden spoon into the simmering iron pot of lentils hanging over the fire and tried to push the worry from his stomach. Katherine Howe - The Lost Book Of Salem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Yayyy Lexie! "Please tell me you don't believe in that stuff," said a voice beside my shoulder." Stolen - Kelley Armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedge Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Thick cloud had pressed down on Berlin all night, and now it was lingering into what passed for the morning. Fatherland - Robert Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWorm1976 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 The woman in the bed was impossibly old. Goodnight Lady, Martina Cole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexicola Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in Faust at the Academy of Music in New York. The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 It was while she was lying in bed that Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, thought about the things we do. The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Tyler gets me a job as a waiter, after that Tyler's pushing a gun in my mouth and saying, the first step to eternal life is you have to die. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Tyler gets me a job as a waiter, after that Tyler's pushing a gun in my mouth and saying, the first step to eternal life is you have to die. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk This is one of my favourite Chuck Palahniuk books! Hope you enjoy it My line comes down from Queen Ada, the sister of Malcolm IV, descended from King Duff, the first King of Scotland. Cash - The autobiography of Johnny Cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWorm1976 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 When I was little, the great mystery to me wasn't how babies were made, but why. Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper:readingtwo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eryk Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The opening line of the first Harry Potter book, French version: Mr et Mrs Dursley, qui habitaient au 4, Privet Drive, avaient toujours affirm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWorm1976 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 My Mother is standing in front of the bathroom mirror smelling polished and ready; like Jean Nate, Dippity Do and the waxy sweetness of lipstick. Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 "There were two men in the caf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself - not just sometimes, but always. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Everyone remembers where they were the day they heard that Paddy de Courcy was getting married. This Charming Man - Marian Keyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Everyone remembers where they were the day they heard that Paddy de Courcy was getting married. This Charming Man - Marian Keyes Ooh how's it going?, this book had a bit of stick for not being one of Marian's best, are you enjoying it so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 When the phone rang I was in the kitchen, boiling a pot of spaghetti and whistling along to an FM broadcast of the overture to Rossini's The Thieving Magpie, which has to be the perfect music for cooking pasta. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 "Who Am I?" The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 A strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sadness. Bonjour Tristesse by Fran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) 'When the phone rang I was in the kitchen, boiling a potful of spaghetti and whistling along to an FM broadcast of the overture to Rossini's The Thieving Magpie, which has to be the perfect music for cookimg pasta.' ~ The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami Edited November 7, 2009 by Weave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Dan gripped Ursula's hand as if like depended on it. Worriors of Camlann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 People usually start life by being born. The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWorm1976 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 The snow started to fall several hours before her labor began. Kim Edwards, The Memory Keepers Daughter:readingtwo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantelpiece, and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 "Rock N' Roll," said Maxwell Karrien, opening the official looking envelope. - The Garden Of UnEarthly Delights; Robert Rankin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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