Apr 26, 2016

First Chapter: Deep South by Paul Theroux

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Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux, published September 3, 2015 by Penguin
Genre: nonfiction, travel
Source: library

First chapter, first paragraphs:

In Tuskaloosa, Alabama, on a hot Sunday morning in early October, I sat in my car in the parking lot of a motel studying a map, trying to locate a certain church. I was not looking for more religion or to be voyeuristically stimulated by travel. I was hoping for music and uplift, sacred steel and celebration, and maybe a friend.

I slapped the map with the back of my hand. I must have looked befuddled.


"You lost, baby?"


Travelling through North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas, travel writer Paul Theroux writes of the stunning landscapes he discovers - the deserts, the mountains, the Mississippi - and above all, the lives of the people he meets. (publisher)

Based on the opening sentences,  would you continue reading?

6 comments:

  1. I love the opening and plan to read this soon! Hope you're enjoying it.

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  2. That is a great opener! I used to read Paul Theroux all the time, but sadly I haven't read one of his books in, probably, a decade. I am going to find this one. Thanks.

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  3. I like Theroux and this opener so I would keep reading.

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  4. I don't read much nonfiction, but I do enjoy a good travel book. After reading that great opening, this sounds like one I'd like a lot.
    My Tuesday post features STELLA BAIN.

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  5. What an interesting beginning. I'd probably keep on reading.

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