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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mikaela 2370 books
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37 friends
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Casey 767 books
279 friends
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Brittany 22342 books
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Hannah 70 books
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Melissa 64 books
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Julie 149 books
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Dave 405 books
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Maciej 524 books
47 friends
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Rebekah Faith 1294 books
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Lauren 144 books
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jheepi 2185 books
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Ilona 1136 books
2 friends
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116 friends
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Jaelyn 755 books
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Natasa 2187 books
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Jess 1268 books
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Hannah 107 books
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Ethan The Talkative One :D 241 books
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Carasel 721 books
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James 99 books
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Thomas 222 books
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Random 1087 books
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Angela 243 books
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Kristy 1758 books
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Micaela 487 books
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Mindy 425 books
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Denise 119 books
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