"Later, as he sat on the balcony eating the dog, Dr. Robert Laing reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous months."
An interesting opening sentence, but it did occur to me that perhaps what was being eaten was not a domesticated dog - as might be the case if the book is set in some sort of futuristic dystopia, but a simple reference to a hot dog! I can't place the book myself.
Another famous and poignant opening line, 'The past is another country, they do things differently there.' The Go-Between, L.P.Hartley.
Other people seem to have had a problem with postings getting listed twice, Now it's happened to me. Don't know what - if anything - I did. Sorry.
"Later, as he sat on the balcony eating the dog, Dr. Robert Laing reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous months."
An interesting opening sentence, but it did occur to me that perhaps what was being eaten was not a domesticated dog - as might be the case if the book is set in some sort of futuristic dystopia, but a simple reference to a hot dog! I can't place the book myself.