Best first sentence I've read lately:

[franceslievens]

"Welcome to the terrifyingly tiny world of the urban adulterer."

From Design Faults in the Volvo 760 Turbo: A Manual, by Will Self

Comments

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

That's as far as I got - checking out first sentences of books you don't know but plan to give away is important. Hope the rest pleases you just as much.

[frances-lievens.livejournal.com]

Well, there happen some strange and absurd things, and I thought I missread them (which can happen when reading inn a foreign language). But I didn't missread, and once I got my mind wrapped around that it's very enjoyable and funny.