First Line Friday is brought to you by Hoarding Books. Playing along is easy: open the book nearest you and share the first line. Then check out the link to see the other first lines posted this week.
"I am fifty years old and have just moved to a seaside town in Portugal. I'm reading in a quiet bar when a man asks why a beautiful woman like me is alone.
What he means is, What is happening between your legs?"
Truth.
This is on par with dudes thinking it is okay to tell women to smile, or smile more, or in general trying to dictate that we be pleasing to look at because that is all we are here for.
What he means is, What is happening between your legs?"
Truth.
This is on par with dudes thinking it is okay to tell women to smile, or smile more, or in general trying to dictate that we be pleasing to look at because that is all we are here for.
Fuck the Patriarchy! Happy Reading!
Sarah
"Fuck the Patriarchy!" LOL - Say what you think girl!!! [lol]
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"Egypt covers an area of over 380,000 square miles. Ninety-five per cent of it is barren desert. The climate across most of the country is extremely dry, and nowhere receives sufficient rainfall to support agriculture. Without the Nile, there would be no Egypt."
The Nile - Downriver through Egypt's Past and Present by Toby Wilkinson.
You know me, I always do!
DeleteI read the book you're currently reding a couple years ago and really liked it. I like Wilkinson's work.
This one sounds interesting...and I hate it when I get told to smile!!!! Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteI had a hard time connecting to the author, though her stories were engaging usually. Not sure exactly why it was not a fave read. And I also absolutely LOATHE being told to smile - and it is such a reflex that I also hate when I do. We've been conditioned to do it and say it to others for so long, and it is a hard habit to break.
DeleteOK, I will give you the first line of a song I wrote: "Hey little girl, why are you smiling?"
ReplyDeleteFirst line from my current read, The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich: "Thomas Wazhashk removed his thermos from his armpit and set it on the steel desk alongside his scuffed briefcase."
I want to know more about these songs of yours!
DeleteMy first line is from the suspense novel by Patricia Bradley, STANDOFF.
ReplyDeleteWhat had he gotten himself into?
Thanks for sharing your line, Paula!
DeleteOver on my blog I'm featuring Pretending to Wed by Melissa Jagears. Here I'll share the first line from chapter six of the same book.
ReplyDelete"Setting buckets under the well pump, Nolan started to fill them and squinted at the wagon coming down the road."
Hi trisha, thank you for sharing your line!
DeleteHappy Friday!
ReplyDeleteOn my blog I'm sharing the first lines from The Socialite by J'nell Ciesielski. I'm currently on chapter 14, so I'll share from there.
"Kat tipped the glass of wine to her mouth, but didn’t part her lips. She hated reds, especially dry ones, and they gave her a splitting headache."
I hope you have a great weekend filled with awesome reading time! 😀❤📚
Happy Saturday Nicole, thanks for sharing your line!
DeleteIt's always creepy when a guy tries to make you feel special for being alone. Like, that couldn't POSSIBLY happen, right? A woman can't go to a bar and just enjoy a drink without it meaning something else? UGH. I'm going to get all worked up just thinking about the douchebaggery.
ReplyDeleteLindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? 💬
I am so glad I am not the only one who gets so furious and worked up about stuff like this. Like, who the fuck do you think you are, telling me to smile, or bother me while I am reading, or whatever. Douchebaggery is one of my fave words and I am glad others use it too!
DeleteUgh, I've had that happen. What's even more angrying though (I know, but I needed a word stronger than annoying) is that telling the pervs to sod off always makes the woman look like the nasty one. We're so conditioned to be grateful for any male attention that they genuinely get upset when rebuffed!!
ReplyDeleteMy first line is from Down And Out in Paris And London by George Orwell: "The Rue du Coq, Paris, seven in the morning."
Exactly!! We don't ask for the attention, and we are supposed to be happy we are getting said attention. I have told guys to fuck off before and I used to feel bad, which is an absolute shit reaction and I'd done nothing wrong. I once had a guy stand next to me at a gas station in he morning before work, look me up and down and ask what I had been eating because I had a lot of junk in my trunk. He kind of smiled, and I just stared at him. Then he stopped smiling and I continued to just stare at home. Then I rolled my eyes and was called up to the counter next to pay, and didn't look at him again. Asshole.
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