Every Saturday morning, I’ll share the first lines (or better yet, the first paragraph or first round idea) of a book I’m currently reading.

Here are the first lines of Simpatía, by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón:

“On the day his wife left the country, Ulises Kan decided to get himself a dog.

When he saw everything from the merciless vantage point that a marriage brings when it ends, it made sense. Before they married, he’d warned her he didn’t want children. Paulina replied that she was alergic to dogs.”

Join me in the trend, grab the nearest book, and share the first lines in the comments with us. Or share the first line of a book you’ve recently reviewed and link to the post!