How to participate: Share the first line (or two) of the book you are currently reading on your blog or in the comments. Include the title and the author so we know what you're reading. Then, if you would like, let us know what your first impressions were based on that first line, and let us know if you liked or did not like the sentence. The link-up will be at A Few More Pages every Friday and will be open for the entire week.
Thanks to Becky at Page Turners for starting this meme and to Rose City Reader for inspiring it!
Cherrie MaeI don't generally like it when a character's words are misspelled to convey an accent or dialect. But I'm trying really hard to look past that here because Cherrie Mae is so spunky and these first lines made me giggle. I haven't quite finished the first chapter, but I believe this story is told from alternating character viewpoints. It is keeping my interest so far.
You can tell an awful lot bout people from cleanin their houses. Like the time I drug a hot pink thong out from under ol Ed McAllister's bed--a lacy little piece a cloth that wouldn't a fit round his wife's hiney in her best days.
So how does your current read begin, and what are your thoughts so far? Please leave the link to your specific post, not just to the front page of your blog.
I know what you mean; dialect is tricky. It can really add to the effect of a character or a book; but when it comes in the form of a bunch of misspelled words it can take some getting used to (like reading a few sentences to be sure it is in fact dialog and not typos!). A bunch of apostrophes would help this short passage, but over the course of a book might not be worth messing with.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do have those same difficulties...like The Help was full of dialect that took awhile to get used to it...but worth it.
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ReplyDeleteI do think that it really helps to set the scene if the narrative is in the dialect or accent of the person speaking, but the dialect you have going on there is quite strong and would need plenty of concentration from the reader, so as not to miss something important in the plot. I don't know if I could keep up with it for the whole book.
I checked out this author, as it is not a name I am familiar with and I really like thge sound of some of her books. Makes her a definite for the reading list, so thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend.
Yvonne
Boy, is that guy in trouble.
ReplyDeleteHe's definitely been up to no good!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend!
Well, my my! That's quite a beginning!
ReplyDeleteThe first impression of this book is immediate!
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