tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post2681391194015188162..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: HookedJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-49294084778479934242010-04-05T23:25:56.831-05:002010-04-05T23:25:56.831-05:00For me, Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 did that, I ...For me, Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 did that, I was off and running with the first few lines. And then savoring them again and again.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-54211722008570495142010-04-04T13:47:10.926-05:002010-04-04T13:47:10.926-05:00You know - I've read books with stunning hooks...You know - I've read books with stunning hooks like that one and ones that start off with something really simple ...but somehow something in the character kept me reading . . . of course, maybe the hook was there and I just didn't think of it as a hook! :-) But, some authors are really good at that hook right off, as Sebold was in her book!Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-39937120443008038722010-04-03T20:48:26.472-05:002010-04-03T20:48:26.472-05:00I'm surprised you haven't read TLB before ...I'm surprised you haven't read TLB before this. I LOVED it.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-54108863486581588142010-04-03T19:39:22.235-05:002010-04-03T19:39:22.235-05:00Yes, Siebold's words reeled me in like a fat f...Yes, Siebold's words reeled me in like a fat fish. I couldn't put the book down and made the mistake of watching the movie, which couldn't TOUCH the elegant writing. Too bad.<br /><br />I can't remember for sure, but I think that in the Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver says, "When I first saw Africa, I though it was a cloud." I don't have the book here, it is in Sharon Lovejoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321160956925191137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-28523469447016327852010-04-03T10:22:06.055-05:002010-04-03T10:22:06.055-05:00I remember those lines when I read it. Seems like ...I remember those lines when I read it. Seems like it was over 5 years ago. Is that possible? Yes a good hook will pull you in...but the story like that one will keep you on the hook.Analisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572966946453192369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-137128191828402712010-04-03T05:31:15.844-05:002010-04-03T05:31:15.844-05:00Isn't is the most amazing book? I agree about ...Isn't is the most amazing book? I agree about her hook, and think a great one is really hard to do. Even harder to write a story that lives up to a good hook.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-20553582536087262732010-04-02T16:39:48.348-05:002010-04-02T16:39:48.348-05:00That is one of the most powerful hooks ever. I ca...That is one of the most powerful hooks ever. I can't wait to read your book, though. Happy Easter, Janna!Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-28593656260617778562010-04-02T15:43:45.966-05:002010-04-02T15:43:45.966-05:00I love a good hook, unfortunately I can't thin...I love a good hook, unfortunately I can't think of any books that have hooked me (not that there haven't been any... my mind just wanders! lol)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-43753056158168655562010-04-02T15:38:13.880-05:002010-04-02T15:38:13.880-05:00I just finished reading Magic Hour. Thanks again f...I just finished reading Magic Hour. Thanks again for sending it.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-22018752259671048032010-04-02T14:42:06.703-05:002010-04-02T14:42:06.703-05:00Great hooks are the ticket, aren't they?
Love...Great hooks are the ticket, aren't they?<br /><br />Love 'em.<br /><br />Don't know if mine are so hookish. I try, though!!!<br /><br />Pattipattihttp://www.pattilacy.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-14694138144264699682010-04-02T13:20:48.502-05:002010-04-02T13:20:48.502-05:00Great hook, and great question :) I'm going to...Great hook, and great question :) I'm going to be on the lookout for great hooks when selecting my next novel...Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324378141061370103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-66602380585683632262010-04-02T10:51:42.734-05:002010-04-02T10:51:42.734-05:00That hook in The Lovely Bones is one of my all tim...That hook in The Lovely Bones is one of my all time favorites. Who would be able to stop reading after that? I'm working on my hook right now. I hope to get it even half as good as that one.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-20133254196032804922010-04-02T10:48:20.244-05:002010-04-02T10:48:20.244-05:00I love hooks!
Mine: "It's hard to live ...I love hooks! <br /><br />Mine: "It's hard to live with yourself after you kill someone."Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-44681514140363743122010-04-02T10:08:59.548-05:002010-04-02T10:08:59.548-05:00I love the hook! In fact, I think I am best at wri...I love the hook! In fact, I think I am best at writng a hook but it's the rest of the story I struggle with, lol. I think I was meant to be an advertising or marketing exec:)<br />I love the first line of Lovely bones, it is an amazing book.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925811510913201292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-47104331903134771542010-04-02T10:02:09.909-05:002010-04-02T10:02:09.909-05:00I've read the first few pages of that one in a...I've read the first few pages of that one in a bookstore - it was intense. I've been meaning to read the whole thing. Let us know what you think when you finish!Rachel Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274442663967438226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-91713653036468151232010-04-02T09:02:26.955-05:002010-04-02T09:02:26.955-05:00I need to read that book. It's really gotten g...I need to read that book. It's really gotten great reviews. That is an excellent hook.<br /><br />I think I have an effective one for the third novel: The summer I turned twelve, I tried to kill myself.<br /><br />I think that's sort of intriguing.Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-51300808067785613232010-04-02T07:41:31.118-05:002010-04-02T07:41:31.118-05:00Oh, I adore hooks. Coming up with them and reading...Oh, I adore hooks. Coming up with them and reading them. I like Enger's, "From my first breath in this world, all I wanted was a good set of lungs and the air to fill them with..." from Peace Like a River.<br /><br />A quick read, that Lovely Bones.<br /><br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-54952221253431885922010-04-02T07:18:43.872-05:002010-04-02T07:18:43.872-05:00"It might be most dramatically effective to b..."It might be most dramatically effective to begin the tale at the moment when Arnold Baffin rang me up and said, "Bradley could you come round here please. I think that I have just killed my wife." That's how Iris Murdoch's "The Black Prince" opens. Murdoch always knew how to get the reader's attention quickly. I think she dangles many hooks for her septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-43324821469907241592010-04-02T07:06:44.716-05:002010-04-02T07:06:44.716-05:00What were the first lines of Nabokov's (greatl...What were the first lines of Nabokov's (greatly misunderstood) 'Lolita? I seem to remember they were fairly hookish.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-16653217491278203542010-04-02T06:57:24.257-05:002010-04-02T06:57:24.257-05:00You are finally reading that book! I felt the exac...You are finally reading that book! I felt the exact same way when I read those lines. FLoored me too! I want to be able to write a good hook like that!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-12525740304933866522010-04-02T06:32:03.473-05:002010-04-02T06:32:03.473-05:00I think, maybe, I have an effective one. :-)
I lo...I think, maybe, I have an effective one. :-) <br />I love a good hook. IMO, a good hook allows the reader who suffers from editoritus to become immersed in the book and forget about critting it.<br />I really, really want to read Sebold's book. I've heard so much about it.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.com