First sentence of current book

[Redlegs]

It is a sin to write this.

Anthem, Ayn Rand

[Heidi M Simone]

The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling.

[Zoe303]

In the town there were two mutes, and they were always together.

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.

[Redlegs]

The clock struck half past two.

Keep the Aspidistra Flying, George Orwell

[Hajra]

Augie Odenkirk had a 1997 Datsun that still ran well in spite of high mileage, but gas was expensive, especially for a man with no job, and City Centre was on the far side of town, so he decided to take the last bus of the night.

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

[wingpeople]

I did three things when my father died, and this is how they happened and this is the order they happened in.

Three Things I Did when my Father Died by Alex McKechnie

[Redlegs]

On the day of the tragedy, the boys of Windfield School had been confined to their rooms.

A Dangerous Fortune, Ken Follett

[Fran]

The town takes its name from the river.
- The Little Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien

[readingnation]

He checks his watch and downs the rest of his coffee.

The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood

[Zoe303]

Doree had to take three buses- one to Kincardine, where she waited for the one to London, where she waited again for the city bus out to the facility.

Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro.

[CallaPendragon]

My philosophy is pretty simple---any day nobody's trying to kill me is a good day in my book.

Darkfever Karen Marie Moning

[Redlegs]

It was during the time I wandered about Christiania: Christiania, this singular city, from which no man departs without carrying the traces of his sojourn there.

Hunger, Knut Hamsun

(for anyone wondering, Christiania is the old name for Oslo)

[Henal Jasani]

It has turned out fortunate for me to-day that Destiny appointed Braunau-on-the-Inn to be my birthplace.
- Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler.

[Kmichelle92]

"She lay on her back fastened by leather straps to a narrow bed with a steel frame"
The Girl Who Played with Fire ... Stieg Larsson

This sounds intriguing. What genre is this book?

[Sarah_Khan]

"In a room of the Palais-Cardinal which we already know, near a table with silver gilt corners, loaded with papers and books, a man was sitting, his head resting in his hands.
-Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas