83 Famous Opening Lines of Books That Have Hooked Readers for Decades

A true must read :) Specially if you want to know the answer to life, universe and everything ^^

I've a copy with all the books in one cover. I cannot read it. My Fallcon was reading it to me when he became ill and we set it aside. He never came home from the hospital. Maybe I'll give it to my son for Yule...

Great novel! And yes, it was better than the movie, because you are able to get inside Mark Watney's brain.

I MUST read this.

nice ;3

I'm a huge SciFi reader, but never could get interested in him for some reason. I've always been an H. Beam Piper sort of fellow. ;D

i first read this book when i was 12 and i hated it; guess i had to mature a little bit to learn to enjoy it. bradbury calls out society in a way that was relevant back when he wrote the book and even more so nowadays. this book is a masterpiece fr

Excellent for a first delve into this genre. Eead it as a teenager

To this day I'm still trying to decide which is most depressing; this one or "Brave New World".

I legitimately love this book.

SECOND LINE: Then the killing started. (Ever notice how that often works as a second line.)

Happy days of school reading this. It has become more relevant as I grow older

how is it powerful?

I loved this book & even though I tend to be an optimist, I've read a lot of dark Russian literature

Yes!!!!!!

I can think of a few people right now who would do well to remember the same.

Liked this book . I think Daisy Buchanan was an interesting character in the book.

Why is it that way round? Wouldn't it be both more natural and more logical to say "Not all the people in this world have had the advantages that you've had'? If the father actually intended what he is saying, wouldn't it be clearer to say "Nobody in the world has had the advantages that you've had'? But why would he mean that?

Great opening lime.

IMHO, this book is vastly overrated.

I remember hearing this line, getting interested, and then hearing a summary and being less interested for some reason.

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And that's enough for me to not read this book. I don't like promoting weirdnesses.

This grabs & intrigues me

We studied this book in high school. I remember I thought it was boring AF.

Wow, this sentence evokes childhood memories and weird emotions.

Such a fun book!

Behold, the inspiration for the best movie of all time

Let's hope and pray it was meant figuratively and not literally. 😱

Such a great book! And an incredible author (RIP). The Wasp Factory, one of his other non-sci-fi books is also definitely worth a read. I mite disturbing but I couldn't put it down.

Second line: , and then the killing started. (Ever notice how that often works as a 2nd line?)

unless he wants a husband.

It's my all time favorite book

I know this... I think it has a movie... oh nvm it has"zombies" in it :3

That "thank you very much" sells it and hooked me from the frist sentence.

Great Book Series.

SECOND LINE: Then they started killing people. (Ever notice how that often works as a 2nd line?)

"looking to the LEFT because you never treated me right... Looking to the RIGHT because you left me...looking DOWN because you messed me up... looking UP because you let me down...

SECOND: Then the killing started. (Ever notice how that often works as a 2nd line?)

I feel like this applies really well to this day and age!!

....zzzz... sry, what?