It's Friday -- yeah, "black Friday" after Thanksgiving -- and I've started another book:
The Housekeeper and the Professor ~ by Yoko Ogawa (2009 in English translation). Here's how it begins:
We called him the Professor. And he called my son Root, because, he said, the flat top of his head reminded him of the square root sign.
"There's a fine brain in there," the Professor said, mussing my son's hair. Root, who wore a cap to avoid being teased by his friends, gave a wary shrug. "With this one little sign we can come to know an infinite range of numbers, even those we can't see." He traced the symbol in the thick layer of dust on his desk.
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It's Friday -- yeah, "black Friday" after Thanksgiving -- and I've started another book: The Housekeeper and the Professor ~ by Yoko Ogawa (2009 in English translation). Here's how it begins:
That is fascinating...Now I do want to know more about this book.
ReplyDeleteHere's mine:
http://laurelrainsnowswonderland.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/friday-memes-book-beginnings-the-friday-56-nov-26/
I love the beginning of the book. It's very imaginative.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a hair style reminding someone of a square root. I would buy this book based on the first sentence if I saw it at a book store.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this book and hope you like it as well.
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This sounds like a great book, and I like this meme. This is my first visit to your blog, I am a Bonnie and book blogger also!
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting beginning! Who'd have thought of seeing someone's hair like a square root sign?
ReplyDeleteHere's mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-beginnings-on-friday_26.html
It's Friday evening, and I've now completed this book. Yes, it kept pulling me on to the next page and the next and the next. I'll write a review when I get a chance, but not tonight.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read your review of this book!
ReplyDeleteVery intriguing! It made me smile as I read it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in Book Beginnings!