This is how you hook someone into reading your book

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Raven Evernight, Jun 7, 2021.

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If you opened a book and saw this on the first page would it make you want to read it or not?

  1. I’d be curious and want to read it find out the reason

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  2. No sounds depressing

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    45.9%
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  1. Raven Evernight

    Raven Evernight But they never just accepted me for the way I was…

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    MangoGuy Rambling Mango

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    Sauce please.
     
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  3. Baldingere

    Baldingere Roseau pensant

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    What's the book's title?
     
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  4. Grey_Angel

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    ;-; too depressed :blobcat_rawr:
     
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  5. Raven Evernight

    Raven Evernight But they never just accepted me for the way I was…

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    Big bad love by Larry brown
     
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    rhianirory Well-Known Member

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    completely depends on the genre.
    I would read it if it was the start of a supernatural horror/ ghost story. if it was the start of some reader abuse novel or an angsty romance than no.
     
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  7. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Bruh

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    You know you’re screwed when your psychiatrist tells you “maybe life isn’t for everyone”. Give him around of applause cause my guy, Larry Brown won against his psychiatrist, but yes I would read it out of curiosity.
     
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  8. Miserys_End

    Miserys_End 「Lv1 Pretend Person」I'm the preson i pretend to be

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    Well, since i picked it up in the first place with intentions of reading it, I at least the basic premise of the book. So see no reason why a random quote would dissuade me from reading further.
     
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    ExcitableFoci Well-Known Member

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    In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
     
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    Joker13 Sleep Deprived Fool[Sheepiest sheep to ever sheep]

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    a14635 Well-Known Member

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    I don't buy/read a book by what's written on the first page. I give the synopsis a quick read, and decide on the spot if it's decent enough to garner my attention or not. Hardly anytime am I influenced by the first page author notes or quotes.
     
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    Good line, but I was burned badly enough by Vollman's "You Bright and Risen Angels" to distrust first lines.
    To paraphrase the opening: All because they found my friend's skull doesn't mean that he is dead.
     
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  13. ludagad

    ludagad Addicted to escapist novels

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    No. I'm only interested in escapism, romance, happy ends, and horrors. I've got enough depressing reality. And I'm aware even more depressing reality exists elsewhere in the world. And human life itself is depressing as long as we're bound to our organic death-trap shells.
     
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    I think it would depend on my mood...
     
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  15. Bowie

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    yes, cuz I like psychological and/or dark books.
     
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    Oh~ kitty kitty :blobsnow: give me advice
     
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    Bowie Well-Known Member

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    LMFAO WHAT?
    ADVICE?
    AH YES.
    When thy dog meet cat. It shall never end well.
    the barriers of thy cat to thy dog.
    dog don't f with cat. cat don't f with dog.
    no love,
    WAR.
     
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    Oh- :bloboh:
     
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    Bowie Well-Known Member

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    BWHAHAHA-
    ...I MEAN,


    Mhm.
     
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    .... *pat pat*
     
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