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

“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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#Books #FirstPara THE GREAT GATSBY by F Scott Fitzgerald https://wp.me/p2ZHJe-79z via @SandraDanby