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Thursday, March 25, 2010

149 Women's Fiction

TITLE: THE GLASS HOUSE
GENRE: Women's Fiction


Evie never expected to get divorced, let alone sit Shiva for her ex-husband in a house with a Christmas tree. Yet there she was.

18 comments:

  1. I've seen this before...I liked it then and I like it now..

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  2. I like this. Letting us know right away that you're dropping us into an interesting cultural milieu, not to mention a rather awkward situation. I'd read on.

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  3. The only thing I wonder is if "in a house with a Christmas tree" is a bit bland. Maybe "bathed in the blinking lights from a Christmas tree" or "with her nostrils full of the piney scent of a Christmas tree" or something else to capture the moment.

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  4. I've seen this before also and I was hooked then, and I'm hooked now.

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  5. haha, I've seen this one too and I think I know where.

    It's a great opening sentence!

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  6. Very hooked. There is so much information packed into such a short clear bit.

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  7. You've packed a lot in - very clearly - in a brief opener. Oh, yes, it works.

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  8. Again, not my genre but I'm almost hooked--I like the lines, but it would depend a lot on what the scene following was. If she sits and reminisces, no. If something happens and the scene is active and engaging, I would probably read on.

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  9. Yes, I read this before and liked it.. still like it.

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  10. I read this one before and I loved it then. I've even quoted it to colleagues as an example of a really punchy start.

    Still love it

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