First Chapter, First Paragraph Tuesday Intros: What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

First Chapter First ParagraphEvery Tuesday fellow blogger Bibliophile By the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where bloggers share the first paragraph of the book they are currently reading or thinking about reading soon.

What Alice Forgot, Liane Moriarty, fiction, amnesia

I’ve had What Alice Forgot on my Kindle for months now and I keep putting it off. But, I’ve heard good things about it, so have resolved to read it very soon! Here is the first paragraph of the story of Alice trying to reconstruct the “lost” decade of her life:

“She was floating, arms outspread, water lapping her body, breathing in a summery fragrance of salt and coconut. There was a pleasantly satisfied breakfast taste in her mouth of bacon and coffee and possibly croissants. She lifted her chin and the morning sun shone so brightly on the water, she had to squint through spangles of light to see her feet in front of her. Her toenails were each painted a different color. Red. Gold. Purple. Funny. The nail polish hadn’t been applied very well. Blobby and messy. Someone else was floating in the water right next to her. Someone she liked a lot, who made her laugh, with toenails painted the same way. The other person waggled multicolored toes at her companionably, and she was filled with sleepy contentment. Somewhere in the distance, a man’s voice shouted, “Marco?” and a chorus of children’s voices cried back, “Polo!” The man called out again, “Marco, Marco, Marco?” and the voices answered, “Polo, Polo, Polo!” A child laughed; a long, gurgling giggle, like a stream of soap bubbles. A voice said quietly and insistently in her ear, “Alice?” and she tipped back her head and let the cool water slide silently over her face.”

What do you think? Would you keep reading? Stay tuned for my full review…


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12 Comments

  1. Beth F wrote:

    HOpe you love this as much as I did.

    Posted 2.4.14 Reply
  2. Great choice! I’d definitely keep reading… hope to read this one soon.

    Posted 2.4.14 Reply
  3. Yes, I would keep reading. I enjoyed The Husband’s Secret by Laine Moriarity and want to read more of her work. I’ve heard What Alice Forgot is very good. Enjoy!

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  4. I, too, have been wanting to read this book. Hope you enjoy it! My Tuesday pick: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2014/02/first-chapter-first-paragraph-48.html

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  5. kelley wrote:

    I’ve heard good things too. I liked the intro, I’ll be curious to see what you think of it. Enjoy your book. kelley—the road goes ever ever on

    Posted 2.4.14 Reply
  6. I really LOVED this book…and that is a great excerpt! Thanks for sharing…and here’s MY TUESDAY POST

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  7. I, too, liked this book very much. So…Keep on reading!

    Posted 2.4.14 Reply
  8. I like the sound of this one. I would keep reading. I love the images that have formed in my head just reading the intro.

    Posted 2.4.14 Reply
  9. Great beginning. I like all the descriptions using so many of the five senses.

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  10. Judy B wrote:

    This one has been on my list to read for some time. I am definitely going to get to it soon. Thanks for the great intro.

    Posted 2.4.14 Reply
  11. That’s a great intro, I’d keep reading – thanks for joining us today.

    Posted 2.4.14 Reply
  12. Cristina wrote:

    I would keep reading. The best part of my summers growing up were the family coming together. I’ll be back to read your review.

    Posted 2.6.14 Reply

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