Famous Lines From Famous Books

1.       Famous First Line: “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”

2.       Find the answers: This line is from the novel “The Go-Between” which was published in the year 1953 by the author L.P. Hartley who lived from 1895 to 1972. This author is also known for other works, including Night Fears and My Fellow Devils.

3.       Find a summary: An old man finds his old journal from when he was twelve and has flashback memories of the events.

4.       Famous Last Line: “The knife came down, missing him by inches and he took off.”

5.       Find the answers 2: This line is from the novel Catch 22 which was published in the year 1961 by the author Joseph Heller who lived from 1923 to 1999. This author is also known for other works, including Something Happened and Closing Time.

6.       First book summary (my own words): This book is a story of a man who one day comes across a journal at which he had written in many years ago at the age of twelve, for the man was elderly. While reading his journal, he has flashback memories of the events that occurred in this book and the people he met.

7.       Would I read it: I believe that I would read this book, although it is not I my top favorites, the plot is very peculiar. A man being able to rewind into his childhood and live back then as he did seems like it would make it very fun to read, but the time that this novel takes place in is a con to me.

8.       Second book summary (my own words): This novel is of a man that attempts to become insane in hopes of fleeing from World War 2 after a shocking, and terrifying event occurs that changes him forever.

9.       Would I read it: If I am being completely honest, I do not think that I could read this book. My reason being that it is of a coward, which I cannot relate to. Although the thought of reading a war novel is enticing, the book seems as if it hardly would have any action, and seems to be a bit like a wacky “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” sort of book that takes too much time pity partying the main character.