The Hook

[jteethy]

Here's the opening paragraph of The Dreaming Jewels (aka The Synthetic Man) by Theodore Sturgeon:

They caught the kid doing something disgusting under the bleachers at the high-school stadium, and he was sent home from the grammar school across the street.  He was eight years old then.  He'd been doing it for years.

That's a hell of a hook. How could

Comments

[walkerofrohan]

Ok, just cause I work in the fish department doesn't mean you can try to get me to read something by a guy named Sturgeon. Although that does sound tempting... and my mind is as dirty as yours (possibly dirtier, and my mouth goes along with it more often).
I'm not known for reading great literature. In the past, most of my books have had two common words in the title: Star Wars. Thankfully that stage has passed. I haven't given up on a book before, but I have given up on a series (especially if they are constantly switching authors). Some have left me cursing as I'm reading just because I hate the particular authors style, but I need to know what happens before the next book comes out. New Jedi Order, you are the weakest link, goodbye!
I'm much more tolerant of really bad movies, and never walked out or turned one off. Fallen asleep? Yes, frequently if the movie does not hold my interest. A clerk at a video store tried his best to discourage me from renting one particular Dolph Lundgren classic. I did anyway, and he was wise beyond his years, but right in the middle of the movie was when my bout of stomach flu decided to hit. Phew! Saved by the bell!