Dog-Eared Musings | can I guess the book based on the first line? 📚 @DogEaredMusings | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 minutes ago.
Okay, wow...well this turned out to be more of a struggle than I thought...lol

Well, I tried my best!

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Line One
0:57 - Line Two
1:07 - Line Three
1:21 - Line Four
1:54 - Line Five
2:20 - Line Six


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THE ANSWERS

Little Woman:
"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug."

Severance:
"After the End came the Beginning."

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous:
"Let me begin again."

The Namesake:
"On a sticky August evening two weeks before her due date, Ashima Gangulia stands in the kitchen of a central square apartment, combining Rice Krispies and Planters peanuts and chopped red onion in a bowl."

Tomb of Sand:
"A tale tells itself."

The Vanishing Half:
"The morning one of the lost twins returned to Mallard, Lou LeBon ran to the diner to break the news, and even now, many years later, everyone remembers the shock of sweaty Lou pushing through the glass doors, chest heaving, neckline darkens with own effort."

Dating Doctor Dill:
"Kareena: You are the reigning queen of rice!"