# 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:** [January 30, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-sentence-from-the-book-you-are-currently-reading/784858/3607 "2026-01-30T04:48:05Z")

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I will again draw your attention to the name of the thread, and suggest that you take any actual discussion of books to this thread: [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - January 2026 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2026-edition/1026156).

Thanks!

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