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Book Beginnings

August 28, 2014 by pictureperfectcooking

Good morning and welcome to another edition of Book Beginnings hosted by Rose City Reader!  Grab a book, give us the first line or two and your opinion on it.  That’s all there it to it.  My book today is “Viola In Reel Life” by Adriana Trigiani and here are the first lines:

“You would not want to be me.  No.  I’m marooned.  Abandoned. Left to rot in boarding school in the dust bowl of Indiana like the potato we found in the cupboard in our kitchen in Brooklyn after months of searching for it.”

These first lines makes Viola’s life sound really bad, but, thankfully, it isn’t.  She is just very unhappy with her circumstances.  Ms. Trigiani is one of my favorite authors and she doesn’t disappoint with her first young adult novel.  Usually YA fiction is not my thing, but Mr. Trigiani’s characters and descriptions are just as good as always. 

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Posted in Books | Tagged Adriana Trigiani, Book Beginnings, Books, Rose, Viola In Reel Life | 5 Comments

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  1. on August 29, 2014 at 8:12 am Elizabeth (Silver's Reviews)

    I love Adriana Trigiani’s books.

    It does sound good even though it is a depressing comment by the character.

    ENJOY, and have a great weekend.

    Elizabeth
    Silver’s Reviews
    My Book Beginnings


  2. on August 29, 2014 at 8:22 am Topazshell

    Adriana Trigiani, I love her too. I liked the Stone Gap series. Finished the series except for the last book. My favorite of the ones I read is Lucia, Lucia. I need to catch up with her other books. I like the title. Thanks for sharing.


  3. on August 29, 2014 at 8:29 am laurelrainsnow

    I have loved many of this author’s books, but haven’t yet read this one. It is definitely going on my list. Thanks! Here’s mine: “THE HOME PLACE”


  4. on August 29, 2014 at 10:29 am Vicki

    What a great beginning! I don’t know how someone could read that and not want to keep reading!
    Here’s My Book Beginning/Friday 56


  5. on August 29, 2014 at 5:42 pm Katherine @ I Wish I Lived in a Library

    I’m not generally a YA fan either but I like the beginning and that she’s one of your favorite authors! I’ll have to check this one out.



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