tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post1714378463790719120..comments2024-02-18T02:17:28.886-08:00Comments on Julie Flanders, Writer: Red Dragon, Book Opening Lines, and Friday CelebrationsJulie Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-54591812471590644332013-09-04T12:39:04.838-07:002013-09-04T12:39:04.838-07:00@Michie, thanks for coming by and thanks for the l...@Michie, thanks for coming by and thanks for the link, I will be visiting. :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-72385120064586859232013-09-03T12:48:49.444-07:002013-09-03T12:48:49.444-07:00good booking club.old follower
hope you can visit...good booking club.old follower<br /><br />hope you can visit my <a href="http://michperez.blogspot.com/2013/09/celebrate-small-things-august-30-2013.html" rel="nofollow">Celebrate Small Things</a>michie scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753642853878580429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-1799571803991513812013-09-03T06:03:57.967-07:002013-09-03T06:03:57.967-07:00@Murees, oh, thank you for tagging me, I appreciat...@Murees, oh, thank you for tagging me, I appreciate it!<br /><br />@Hilary, thanks! I definitely enjoy walking with Clancy in the fall, we both hate the summer heat LOL. And I am going to make sure I don't read any more creepy books before I take him out in the dark LOL. <br /><br />@Michael, I didn't know you had a book club, will have to check that out. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-90793710775888869482013-09-03T03:05:41.841-07:002013-09-03T03:05:41.841-07:00Sounds like a good book club. I'm thinking of ...Sounds like a good book club. I'm thinking of ways to adjust mine. I'll definitely look at it!<br /><br />1984...love that first line. Loved the book. I need to read it again. That and Animal Farm. Two great books.<br /><br /><a title="Follow My Writer's Blog" href="http://mlswift.me/blog" rel="nofollow">M.L. Swift, Writer</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064990883097071040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-65109931915207096122013-09-03T00:26:12.410-07:002013-09-03T00:26:12.410-07:00Hi Julie - I'm not sure I want to read Red Dra...Hi Julie - I'm not sure I want to read Red Dragon - I really don't like being scared! I just stay well away from those, tv series, films .. then I get brave and actually enjoy them.<br /><br />Thanks for the thumbs up though .. and then the five books with first lines you've selected - I then realise how unread I am.<br /><br />Good luck with school and new beginnings .. I've only just realised it's a school library you're in!! Makes a difference ... <br /><br />Enjoy your walks with Clancy .. in the light .. cheers Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-64025333538832885842013-09-02T16:14:11.188-07:002013-09-02T16:14:11.188-07:00I still want to read Red Dragon. I still have a pi...I still want to read Red Dragon. I still have a pile of older books that I yet have to read. I tagged you for the Next Big Thing on my blog if you are interested. Murees Dupèhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781339206465690961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-16173199079628201522013-09-02T13:21:30.266-07:002013-09-02T13:21:30.266-07:00@Vikki, :)
@Nicki, LOL LOL, I was almost at that ...@Vikki, :)<br /><br />@Nicki, LOL LOL, I was almost at that point with Clancy, the poor dog.<br /><br />@Jackie, definitely the best time of the year in my book. Thanks!<br /><br />@Armchair, I hope you do! :)<br /><br />@Lee, if you read it I think you'll love it. <br /><br />@Julie, I know, it's very hard I think. I've never read that author, will have to check her out.<br /><br />@Trisha, LOL, I did get a little carried away. I need to watch the rest of the Hannibal movies now.<br /><br />@Crystal, oh yeah, Koontz is creepy for sure. I haven't read any of his in a while, I need to go back to those. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-54597248720159765522013-09-02T08:00:07.892-07:002013-09-02T08:00:07.892-07:00Yeah, there's no way I could narrow it down to...Yeah, there's no way I could narrow it down to 5. No way. For creep factor, I love Dean Koontz. Fear Nothing and Seize the Night were stellar. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-36868370712780652952013-09-01T21:08:10.343-07:002013-09-01T21:08:10.343-07:00You were quite busy in this post, weren't you?...You were quite busy in this post, weren't you? I haven't read any of the Lecter books, but I have no doubt they'd creep me the heck out. The movie(s) sure did.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-9576107728128992162013-09-01T20:23:52.211-07:002013-09-01T20:23:52.211-07:00I'm reading a book by Joan Anderson (amazing a...I'm reading a book by Joan Anderson (amazing author) called The Second Journey. It's a continuation of her first book A Year By The Sea. I love any book that carries me along a spiritual journey and resonates within me. <br /><br />Yay for your interviews and those were great first lines-- I struggle to come up with something overly clever. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-73732748974157282572013-09-01T16:34:48.307-07:002013-09-01T16:34:48.307-07:00I must read Red Dragon. I love a good chill and th...I must read Red Dragon. I love a good chill and that author is very capable of giving me some.<br /><br />Here's to your long weekend and enjoying the start of your favorite season.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-59682539572294948042013-09-01T11:46:17.113-07:002013-09-01T11:46:17.113-07:00Perhaps I will someday, Julie. Perhaps I will...Perhaps I will someday, Julie. Perhaps I will...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-75977901799054929222013-09-01T07:21:49.680-07:002013-09-01T07:21:49.680-07:00I love autumn, too. :D
Have a nice weekend!I love autumn, too. :D<br />Have a nice weekend!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526192448146446752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-67844422073323035802013-08-31T07:19:16.135-07:002013-08-31T07:19:16.135-07:00I got shivers just reading "Red Dragon."...I got shivers just reading "Red Dragon." I watched this move a lot when in college and not again since but it STILL lives vividly in my mind. In your situation, my poor doggie would've just had to wear a diaper until the sun came up!Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-37016382057832889452013-08-31T06:56:51.698-07:002013-08-31T06:56:51.698-07:00Hurrah to autumn and long weekends!Hurrah to autumn and long weekends!VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-42813594237753476352013-08-31T06:47:10.862-07:002013-08-31T06:47:10.862-07:00@Tyrean, oh, I love that moose head line! I've...@Tyrean, oh, I love that moose head line! I've never heard of that book but now I want to check it out.<br /><br />@Yolanda, LOL, you're not odd. It is really graphic and I have to look away sometimes. Truthfully I feel a little twisted for loving it like I do LOL.<br /><br />@Deanie, thanks so much, I hope you have a lovely one too. :)<br /><br />@Nana, agree!<br /><br />@SK, LOL, you are probably smart to avoid it. I love the 1984 line too, just perfect to me.<br /><br />@Loach, oh wow, that's an awesome one. Need to check that story out.<br /><br />@Mary, LOL, I never used to be able to either and if I were smart I'd probably still avoid them. Good luck with your line. :)<br /><br />@Sheeena, me too, I think it's perfect. I want to catch up on the other Lecter movies, I've only seen Silence of the Lambs.<br /><br />@Stephanie, LOL LOL. If I had read this in middle school I probably would have needed therapy. Thanks!!<br /><br />@Christine, I have Tara's book on my list, I know it will be great. <br /><br />@Heather, if you love creepy you will definitely like it. :D<br /><br />@Armchair, wow, that's a great line you came up with! You need to do something with that. :)<br /><br />@Lexa, agreed, one of the scariest characters ever. I hope you have a great weekend too. <br /><br />@Denise, true, I am a little scared of him because of what he has come up with in his books LOL. :D<br /><br />Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-17314330615645430092013-08-31T00:08:03.444-07:002013-08-31T00:08:03.444-07:00Tom Harris is one scary dude or he really knows ho...Tom Harris is one scary dude or he really knows how to give his readers the creeps. Not a good idea to go out in the dark after wards.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-40448768131470281232013-08-30T20:02:29.502-07:002013-08-30T20:02:29.502-07:00Few things are scarier than Hannibal Lechter! You ...Few things are scarier than Hannibal Lechter! You picked some fantastic first lines. The one from 1984 is one of my all time favorites. Congrats on a long weekend and the return to football season. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-32047002426718965862013-08-30T19:55:45.686-07:002013-08-30T19:55:45.686-07:00Funny - my teaching partner and I are currently do...Funny - my teaching partner and I are currently doing a unit on storytelling and today's lesson was about hooks. I suggested in passing to him that we should compile a list of famous opening book lines for our students - maybe a match the line to the book exercise.<br /><br />One of my favorites: "All children, except one, grow up." - Peter Pan, of course.<br /><br />The World According to Garp has a nice one, too: “Garp’s mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theatre.”<br /><br />One I came up with myself, just today: "I had no idea what to do with all of the bones in my freezer." A little Lecter-esque?The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-37529278897006620552013-08-30T18:14:20.436-07:002013-08-30T18:14:20.436-07:00I don't think I've ever heard of Red Drago...I don't think I've ever heard of <i>Red Dragon</i>, but I <i>love</i> creepy fiction, so I guess I need to keep an eye out for this!<br /><br />And yay, autumn! I'm a fan of this time of year, too. :)Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-17482438129955353652013-08-30T17:01:45.157-07:002013-08-30T17:01:45.157-07:00Awesome opening lines! My favorite would be the Ha...Awesome opening lines! My favorite would be the Harry Potter one too. I read POP TRAVEL by Tara Tyler. That was fantastic! Have a great long weekend. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-27771108987275860182013-08-30T16:23:33.260-07:002013-08-30T16:23:33.260-07:00I read Red Dragon when I was in middle school.
Ye...I read Red Dragon when I was in middle school.<br /><br />Yeah.<br /><br />I got hold of my brother's copy and thoroughly traumatized myself, though it didn't stop me from gobbling up lots of other inappropriate material afterward, and didn't actually scar me for life. And it WAS really exciting. Though I think I'd cry if I found out my own middle-schooler read it.<br /><br />Great review, and I LOVE the first line splurge! I could have read them all day, if you'd written them!<br /><br />Welcome to the Club.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-77417164013233728992013-08-30T15:28:17.409-07:002013-08-30T15:28:17.409-07:00I'm the opposite I've seen the movies base...I'm the opposite I've seen the movies based off the books but haven't read any. Love Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Your theme is great and while I'm a big Potter fan I have to pick the first two. 1984's start definitely has my hair standing on end.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-67898038383851687602013-08-30T14:02:53.226-07:002013-08-30T14:02:53.226-07:00I can't read or watch serial killers... my hus...I can't read or watch serial killers... my husband unit will say an amen to that. <br /><br />Coming up with a great first line is tough. I'm working on it now for the new one... thinking, thinking, thinking...M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-41298241285388237222013-08-30T13:13:56.420-07:002013-08-30T13:13:56.420-07:00There is a famous short story "Knock," b...There is a famous short story "Knock," by Frederick Brown that begins with these two sentences:<br /><br />"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door..."Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.com