12.14.2012

Book Beginnings - Icy Sparks


Book Beginnings is a meme hosted by Rose City Reader. Share the first sentence (or so) of a book you are currently reading, along with your initial thoughts and impressions about the sentence or book. Remember to include the title of the book and the author AND link up at the Rose City Reader

Matanni, my grandmother, said it began deep inside my mama's womb, when she was pregnant with me. Mama ate those little green crab apples that grew beside the toolshed. She ate oodles of them, popped them into her mouth like rock candy, crunched, and swallowed one right after another until not one was left to ripen on the tree. "Green apples ain't no baby's nourishment,"she said, "but in the beginning they was all your mama could hold down." 
Wow, it's been a while since I've done a book beginning...because I haven't opened a new book in a really long time. I'm trying to finish out my reading year casually and without pressure in the holiday season. But this year is almost over, and next year will be an even better reading year. So I'm starting my first book for 2013 next week: Icy Sparks. It's my 'January' read for the Monthly Keyword Challenge

I love this beginning from the prologue. Everyone knows you're not supposed to eat crab apples--at least that's what I was told as a kid. They make you sick, right? I've actually never eaten one because I was told they're bitter and full of worms. But they were tempting as a child...those little cute green apples growing everywhere. So I think it's such an interesting angle that they were the only thing this pregnant woman could eat. 

14 comments:

  1. Interesting beginning. Welcome back. Here is my post:
    BBF

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    1. Thanks. I'll gradually return to Book Beginnings on Fridays.

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  2. Now I'm intrigued...want to know more! Thanks for sharing, and here's MY FRIDAY MEMES POST

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  3. Sounds like an interesting book. I'm going to have to look into this one!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a great weekend!
    ~Kristin @ Always With a Book

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  4. That's the kind of beginning that would keep me going.
    Atmospheric cover too.

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    1. Yes, I agree. I can't wait to really get into this one!

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  5. Lovely quote, lovely cover. This looks special!
    http://guiltlessreading.blogspot.ca/2012/12/friday-56-book-beginnings-naked-2.html

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    1. I hope it's a good one. I don't think it will disappoint.

      Thanks for visiting!

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  6. Very interesting beginning--a different take on what a pregnant woman would be able to keep down when nothing else works.

    Here's my Friday Post.

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  7. That is a great beginning. I will be looking out for your review but so far it looks promising.

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    1. I hope to post the review the first week of 2013. Trying to start the year right. It's really good so far.

      Thanks for visiting!

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  8. I had a crab apple tree as a child, and they are too bitter to eat raw, so I'm not even sure about the worms! We'd pickle them or make crab apple jelly. T.angent!

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