# What is the first sentence from the book you are currently reading?

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**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** books-writing-myths
**Created:** [April 20, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-sentence-from-the-book-you-are-currently-reading/784858 "2017-04-20T16:51:33Z")
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### Author: ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-sentence-from-the-book-you-are-currently-reading/784858/3284 "2025-03-12T03:26:58Z")

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Welcome, **Morinput**! If you’d like to discuss books at greater length, check out this thread (there’s a new one every month): [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - March 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-march-2025-edition/1014943)

“The story begins before the reporters and the television correspondents flocked to interview the team.”

_The Boys of Riverside_ by Thomas Fuller

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