Tuesday, December 17, 2019

First Chapter ~ First Paragraph

It's Tuesday . . . time for . . . 

                                                      
 



First Chapter ~ First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, now hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach, is where bloggers post the first paragraph(s) of a book they are currently reading or planning to read sometime soon. 


Today I'm featuring my current read, Akin, by Emma Donoghue. The excerpt shared is from a hardcover version borrowed from the library.

 Akin

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The Call

An old man packing his bags.

Hard not to read the situation metaphorically, Joan commented in his head.

Noah corrected her: not old.  He was only seventy-nine, till next Monday.  When he'd been young, your seventies had counted as old, but not these days.  Say, youngish up to sixty; then middle-aged, or young-old, through the sixties and seventies.  Ancient Romans used to distinguish between senectus (still lives) and decrepitus (done for).  Sharp as ever, hale, hearty -- surely Noah could still count himself in the senectus camp?


What do you think?  Would you continue reading?
Noah is packing for a trip.  Little does he know it will be quite a unique adventure.






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5 comments:

  1. I keep looking at this one so I'll be curious what you think of it.

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  2. I'm curious too, is Joan commenting in the other one's head? As in mind talking? Or is Joan a man? I just want to read this to find out! LOL
    Here is my Tuesday post. Take care and have fun!

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  3. I like Donoghue's writing so I would keep reading.See what Christmas themed book we are featuring at Girl Who Reads

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  4. You have piqued my interest! Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.

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  5. I am intrigued, I would keep reading.

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