100 Best First Lines from Novels

No. 47: "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." —C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952).

As part of one of my favorite series of all time, and being probably my third favorite book in the series, I am just tickled to find that it made the list of 100 Best First Lines from Novels. It is a classic. I think my absolute favorite book from the Chronicles of Narnia series is The Silver Chair. I really love Puddleglum. He is the best! Especially in the old-school BBC versions of the movies. I just had to buy them all on DVD. They're so...awesome (in retrospect). When I watch them now, however, I can totally see how pathetic they were as far as special effects and budget, but for what they were at the time, I think they were really well done. I mean, they fooled me as a small child...isn't that what it takes to be considered "well-done?" Anyways, check out the list. See if one of your favorite books is there.