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Reddit's List of Books With Great Opening Lines - Page 2

This is a list compiled by Reddit user r/mrsironbad based on a list made by users in the suggest a book subreddit. The description is " A book that you immediately got hooked on because of its opening lines".
1,456 users · 3,470 views
 
made by Patrick Martin
avg. score: 11 of 67 (16%)
required scores: 1, 5, 8, 11, 16 
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Susanna Clarke
42
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Haruki Murakami)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Haruki Murakami
43
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
Markus Zusak
44
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
45
A Judgement in Stone (Ruth Rendell)
A Judgement in Stone
Ruth Rendell
46
Monster Hunter International (Larry Correia)
Monster Hunter International
Larry Correia
47
Neuromancer
Neuromancer
48
The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief
49
Seveneves (Neal Stephenson)
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
50
Feed
Feed
51
Blood Rites
Blood Rites
52
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
53
The Night Circus
The Night Circus
54
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
55
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis
56
The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)
The Goose Girl
Shannon Hale
57
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
58
A Frolic of His Own (William Gaddis)
A Frolic of His Own
William Gaddis
59
Catch 22 (Τζόζεφ Χέλερ)
Catch 22
Τζόζεφ Χέλερ
60
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C. S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
C. S. Lewis
61
Death With Interruptions
Death With Interruptions
62
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
63
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie (Salman Rushdie)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
64
Resistance (Jennifer Nielsen)
Resistance
Jennifer Nielsen
65
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
66
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
67
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
David Benioff
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