Friday Firsts 11/13
November 14th, 2009 | 
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So I know that it is actually Saturday now (2:25 a.m.), but as I finished one book and started another, I HAD to do a Friday Firsts. I normally finish books on Sunday, so starting on a Friday, I always hope to have a great first liner!
This meme from Well Read Reviews asks you to pick up you book and share what comes first. The first paragraph of Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa has me not so sure what to expect, but I am drawn in for sure.
“The baby was a white fist of flesh. Mama had placed the ultrasound photo atop her dresser in a sterling silver frame. That night, when the pain bent her over in the kitchen, I imagined that same white fist punching her insides black-and-blue. When Daddy called from the hospital to tell us she’d lost the baby, my brother Cyrus said I shouldn’t worry. He said the baby didn’t feel any pain, that at nine weeks it wasn’t anything but a ball of meat squirming in Mama’s stomach. He said it hadn’t even sprouted arms or legs yet, that it still had a fish brain and gills growing in its neck.”
Did you start a new book today??
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That’s quite an opening. This sounds like a good, but heavy book. Can’t wait to hear what you think of it!
I have Dirty Little Angels in my TBR list. How are you enjoying it so far?
So far, I really like it. It’s not the normal kind of book I read, it’s actually at the complete opposite end of the spectrum. I normally read about spoiled, rich kids and this one focuses on a very poor family in Louisiana. It intrigues me though, because it’s still a life I never lived. I’ll keep you updated