Ian died at midnight on a Tuesday. Or maybe Wednesday. He couldn't be sure which, come to think of it, and now that he was dead the point seemed moot.
...is the beginning of Randal Graham's Beforelife.
Beforelife is the debut novel of Canadian lawyer Randal Graham, and as such it comes free of expectations. Well, there's a description on the back cover, which I did read--the novel takes place in an afterworld, more heavenly than George Saunders' Lincoln In The Bardo, but still not quite heaven enough for Ian. I think the opening isn't bad, with some humor and a bit unexpected, though it does depend on the fact that we know stories like this: Saunders, say, or Our Town. Anybody have any thoughts?
Hi Reese!
ReplyDeleteI love that opening line. It is actually quite funny, not sure it's meant to be... Guessing so. :)
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Great opening lines! Thanks for sharing...and here's mine: “THE GIRL IN TIMES SQUARE”
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great - I'm adding it to my tbr! :)
ReplyDeleteLauren @ Always Me
Randal Graham here. Thanks so much for including my book!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun. Thanks for checking in and congratulations on your book!
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