The first sentence in the book you're reading

[Libra6Poe]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.

~ Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith

I got that in May, haven't gotten past the first chapter. Let me know how you like it. Have you read the original? Do you think it would be funnier/better if I had read the original?

 

[libri vermis]

When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

 

[libri vermis]

The eight pieces of this book do not require extraneous elucidation.

Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

 

[Robert]

Macon Fallon was a stranger to the town of Seven Pines, and fortunately for him he was a stranger with a fast horse.

Fallon by Louis L'Amour

 

[shadforth]

From my first breath in this world,all I wanted was a good set of lungs and the air to fill them-given circumstances,you might presume,for an American baby of the twentieth century.


Peace Like A River by Leif Enger

 

[Robert]

Paymaster Commander George Brown put his fountain pen back into his pocket, put on his cap and got up from the table where he had been ciphering.

The Ship by C.S. Forester

 

[JaneCash125]

"The train sped along, the wheels on the tracks whispering a humming rhythm...Shh-shh, shh-shh, shh-shh, shh-shh...as if they were telling all of uspassengers to go to sleep, go to sleep."

From Jan Bozarth's Fairy Godmother Academy.

 

[Robert]

The Tall window of the Golden Lion Inn which faced south across Plymouth Sound shivered in its frame as another freak gust speckled the glass with drizzle and blown spray.

Enemy in Sight by Alexander Kent

 

[shadforth]

Like nearly everyone born in the tin shacks that line the banks of the Rio Cauto,Gerardo Limon was short,dark,and bandy-legged.

Black River by G M Ford

 

[Landslide]

PREPARATION:
Take care to chop the onion fine.

Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel.

 

[Robert]

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

 

[abecedarian]

"Larry Linnane liked having daughters."

'Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner'
The Deportees by Roddy Doyle

 

[nightwish]

"Dear Constant Reader,
Life is a capricious business"

Green Mile by Stephen King.

 

[shadforth]

To dwellers in a wood almost every species of tree has it's voice as well as it's feature.


Under The Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy

 

[Peder]

"You really want me to kill him?"

The Last Days - Joel C. Rosenberg

 

[Snork Maiden]

Her mind is a haunted house.

- The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam

 

[Robert]

The blaze of sun wring pops of sweat from the old man's brow, yet he cupped his hands around the glass of hot sweet tea as if to warm them.

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

 

[ylris611203]

A the first letter of the alphabet

The Concise Oxford Dictionary

 

[mmyap]

What is the worst thing you've ever done?
I won't tell you that, but I'll tell you the worst thing that ever happened to me......... the most dreadful thing........

I have wanted to read this book for a long time. My library unearthed a worn out old yellow paged copy for me. It even smells musty. =0)

 

[libri vermis]

The White Prophet's premise seems simple.

Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb