“I just love an opening sentence that grabs your attention,” said Oprah, describing the unforgettable first line of her 73rd book club selection, Sue Monk Kidd’s The Invention of Wings. The first words of every book club selection will make you want to keep reading, but a few will stay with you long after you have closed the cover. After 27 years and 100 books, here are nine of the most intriguing, most insightful, and most unforgettable.