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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".
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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
41
Susanna Clarke
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Haruki Murakami)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
42
Haruki Murakami
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
43
Markus Zusak
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
44
Ray Bradbury
A Judgement in Stone (Ruth Rendell)
A Judgement in Stone
45
Ruth Rendell
Monster Hunter International (Larry Correia)
Monster Hunter International
46
Larry Correia
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
47
William Gibson
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
48
Rick Riordan
Seveneves (Neal Stephenson)
Seveneves
49
Neal Stephenson
Feed (Mira Grant)
Feed
50
Mira Grant
Blood Rites
Blood Rites
51
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
52
Douglas Adams
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
53
Erin Morgenstern
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
54
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
55
Franz Kafka
The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)
The Goose Girl
56
Shannon Hale
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
57
Dodie Smith
A Frolic of His Own (William Gaddis)
A Frolic of His Own
58
William Gaddis
Catch 22 (Τζόζεφ Χέλερ)
Catch 22
59
Τζόζεφ Χέλερ
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C. S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
60
C. S. Lewis
Death With Interruptions
Death With Interruptions
61
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
62
J.R.R. Tolkien
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie (Salman Rushdie)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
63
Salman Rushdie
Resistance (Jennifer Nielsen)
Resistance
64
Jennifer Nielsen
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
65
Orson Scott Card
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
66
Fyodor Dostoevsky
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
67
David Benioff
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