A selection of first sentences from new books, Feb. 12
It was a warm night in the bunker and Colonel Myung Lee was worried about money.
“NK3,” a novel by Michael Tolkin
He was expecting Estrella to be bigger.
“The Schooldays of Jesus,” a novel by J.M. Coetzee
History has failed us, but no matter.
“Pachinko,” a novel by Min Jin Lee