Goodreads Choice Awards 2025
poll: Sometimes the first line of a book just grabs you by the nostrils and drags your fool head into its pages, preventing escape in any way, shape or form. Which of these opening lines has its phalanges most firmly planted in your nasal cavities? —> people who voted for: "It was the day my grandmother exploded."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks
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Lillian 1245 books
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Terri 213 books
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Beatrice 520 books
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Nicole 194 books
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Laura 359 books
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Emily 306 books
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