/lit/ - Literature

Dear /lit/,

I want to get lost in a fantasy or magical realism novel as I used to be able to do, but for the last 10 years or so I have had a hard time getting interested in anything but non-fiction (of which I read a lot, so it's not that I don't like reading). I did manage to read the first Harry Potter book, and I think it's because it is well-written and consciously hooks you from page 1.

How about we post the first few paragraphs or pages of the books we've read that we consider to be engaging from the start? This format of recommendation might also be useful in getting some of you to jump genres, as well as writers trying to perfect their own skill in grabbing the reader.