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!
This is my first time reading this classic. I haven't really gone much further than the first page yet, but this beginning certainly sets the scene, doesn't it? You definitely get a feeling of isolation out of this beginning.1801.--I have just returned from a visit to my landlord--the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
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.
Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favorite classics. The first time I read it was in high school and I have read it twice since then. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
ReplyDeleteGreat beginning! I read this a long time ago and remember I really liked it, too.
ReplyDeleteI've never read Wuthering Heights, but it does have an interesting beginning.
ReplyDeleteMs. Bronte's writing is so beautiful. I luv Wuthering Heights. Always need to reread because I definitely don't understand all the deep emotions, etc. Great Friday Beg.
ReplyDeleteOhh to die for. That's the first book I remember mourning for when I finished it, because there was no more of it to read. I hope you love it as I do.
ReplyDeleteWuthering Heights is wonderful, and I love the beginning. It's been many years since I read it, but I'm drooling already, imagining the rest of the story.
ReplyDeleteI love Wuthering Heights! It's my favourite Bronte book! Heathcliff is an amazing character. Thanks for hosting and I hope you have a great weekend,
ReplyDeleteJuli @ Universe in Words
LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great start to the new year of reading! Good inspiration!
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ReplyDeleteI have to admit that I have read very few of the classics and this is not one of them.
Those opening sentences however, really do set the scene and would definitely make me want to read on.
So many of your other comments are from readers who have enjoyed this book, that I really shall have to make the effort, especially as it is a free kindle download, so no excuse.
Thanks for sharing.
Yvonne
A great classic! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteWuthering Heights is a good one! Enjoy!
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