Friday Focus: The Friday 56 & Book Beginnings #29

It's Friday . . . time to share excerpts from one of my current reads with:

• Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires.  
• The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice, where you grab a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% of an ebook), find one or more interesting sentences (no spoilers), and post them.

This week's selection:

   

Beginning:  YOU THINK IT'S SO EASY TO CHANGE YOURSELF.

You think it's easy, but it's not.

 

My thoughts:  Who is the narrator?  Why does she feel the need to change? 

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Page 56:   "At midnight, I laced up my sneakers and headed out, retracing my steps from the night before.  Following my path back to Start."

 

From barnesandnoble.com:   Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up. Then she stumbles upon a warehouse party where she meets Vicky, a girl in a band who accepts her; Char, a cute, yet mysterious disc jockey; Pippa, a carefree spirit from England; and most importantly, a love for DJing.

Told in a refreshingly genuine and laugh-out-loud funny voice, Leila Sales'  THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE is an exuberant novel about identity, friendship, and the power of music to bring people together.

Enjoy life with books . . .

 

Catherine

 

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