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Great Opening Paragraph 134… ‘The Great Gatsby’ #amreading #FirstPara

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“In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’ ” F Scott FitzgeraldFrom ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F Scott Fitzgerald

Here’s the #FirstPara of THE LAST TYCOON, also by F Scott Fitzgerald.

Try one of these #FirstParas & discover a new author:-
‘A Farewell to Arms’ by Ernest Hemingway 
‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
‘Notes on a Scandal’ by Zoe Heller 

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The Last Tycoon - OP
“Though I haven’t ever been on the screen I was brought up in pictures. Rudolph Valentino came to my fifth birthday party – or so I was told. I put this down only to indicate that even before the age of reason I was in a position to watch the wheels go round.”
‘The Last Tycoon’ by F Scott Fitzgerald

Great opening paragraph 23… ‘The Last Tycoon’ #amreading #FirstPara

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“Though I haven’t ever been on the screen I was brought up in pictures. Rudolph Valentino came to my fifth birthday party – or so I was told. I put this down only to indicate that even before the age of reason I was in a position to watch the wheels go round.”
F Scott Fitzgerald From ‘The Last Tycoon’ by F Scott Fitzgerald 

Here’s the #FirstPara of THE GREAT GATSBY, also by F Scott Fitzgerald.

Try one of these #FirstParas & discover a new author:-
‘The God of Small Things’ by Arundhati Roy
‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier
‘Goldfinger’ by Ian Fleming

And if you’d like to tweet a link to THIS post, here’s my suggested tweet:
#Books #FirstPara THE LAST TYCOON by F Scott Fitzgerald https://wp.me/p5gEM4-eM via @SandraDanby