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The book: Life of Pi by Yann Martel

The first sentence: “My suffering left me sad and gloomy.”

The bathing suit: Men’s Swimming Trunks by EUROPANN. $49.

#life of pi #yann martel #europann #dark blue #mens swimwear #mens bathing suit #swimming trunks

The book: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

The first sentence: "I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies."

The bikini: Hanalei Bikini by Mikoh. Top $70.

#hanalei bikini #mikoh #shopbop #infinite jest #david foster wallace #yellow #blue

The book: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

The first sentence: "All this happened, more or less."

The bikini: Kudeta Bikini.

#slaughterhouse five #kurt vonnegut #carin goldberg #chevron #kudeta bikini #yoox #plum

The book: About a Mountain by John D'Agata

The first sentence: "If you take the population of Las Vegas, Nevada, and you divide that number by the number of days in the year, there should be 5,000 people in the city and its suburbs with a birthday on the same day Las Vegas began."

The cover designer: Steve Attardo

The bathing suit: Printed Surf One Piece by Free People. $249.

#one piece #maillot #confetti print #confetti #free people #about a mountain #john d'agata #steve attardo

The book: I Was Told There'd be Cake by Sloane Crosley

The first sentence: "As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I be killed during the day."

The cover designer: Ben Gibson.

The bathing suit: Havana Floral Adjustable Bandeau Cut Out Maillot by Marc by Marc Jacobs. $104.99.

#i was told there'd be cake #maillot #marc by marc jacbos #one piece #sloane crosley #ben gibson

The book: The Bee Keeper's Apprentice by Laurie King

The first sentence: "I was fifteen when I first met Sherlock Holmes, fifteen years old with a nose in my book as I walked the Sussex Downs, and nearly stepped on him."

The bathing suit: Beach Honeycomber One Piece by ModCloth.

#bathing suit #beach #beachwear #bee #bee keeper #bee keeper's apprentice #honeycomb #laurie r king #maillot #modcloth #one piece #playa #praia #summer #swimwear #yellow #sherlock #sherlock holmes

The book: The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn

The first sentence: At half past seven in the morning, carrying the laundry she had ironed the night before, Yvette came down the drive on the way to the house.

The bikini: ASOS Panache Amy Halter Bikini

Submitted by: Confound it All

#patrick melrose #edward st aubyn #asos #bikini

The book: The Information by James Gleick

The first sentence: "No one spoke simply on the drums."

The bikini: ASOS Stripe Twist Bandeau

Submitted by: Delta Mu Alpha

#the information #swirl #bikini #bandeau #book cover #black and white #black #white #spiral #james gleick

The book: Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The first sentence: This unlikely story begins on a sea that was a blue dream, as colorful as blue-silk stockings, and beneath a sky as blue as the irises of children's eyes.

The bikini: Charlie by Matthew Zink

Submitted by: Lauren Whitticom

#flappers and philosophers #f scott fitzgerald #charlie #matthew zink #bikini #gold #black

The book: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

The first sentence: Schwartz didn't notice the kid during the game.

The bikini: Freya Swing Bikini

Submitted by: Never Took Home Ec

#the art of fielding #chad harbach #freya #bikini #navy #floral

The book: You Don't Love Me Yet by Jonathan Letham

The first sentence: "They met at the museum to end it."

The bikini: Victoria's Secret Sequin Bandeau

#you dont love me yet #jonathan letham #vintage #victoria's secret #beach sexy #sequin #fiction #swimwear #bikini

The book: How to Help Your Husband Get Ahead by Mrs. Dale Carnegie

The first sentence: "A wife can be a husband's springboard to success, but she can also be the root of his failure."

The bikini: Beach Bunny Lady Lace.

#dale carnegie #mrs dale carnegie #how to help your husband get ahead #beach bunny #revolve clothing #bikini #yellow #pink #yellow bikini

The book: A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies by John Murray

The first sentence: "On the first morning of the training in Bombay, just minutes before she collapsed, Elizabeth Dinakar stood in front of two hundred people in the conference hall, pointed up at the bacteria magnified on the wall in front of her, and said "This is your enemy."

The bikini: La Perla Modern Art Bandeau Bikini

#butterflies #butterfly #john murray #la perla #bikini #swimwear #red #black #white

The book: The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus

The first sentence: "We left on a school day, so Esther wouldn't see us."

The bathing suit: Agua Bendita Bendito Amazonas Pareo

#the flame alphabet #ben marcus #agua bendita #red #yellow #black #blue #swimwear #swimsuit

The book: Security by Stephen Amidon

The first sentence: "The alarm came in just as he was leaving the office."

The bathing suit: Princesse Tam Tam Cloud Print Swimsuit

#security #stephen amidon #princesse tam tam #asos #swimsuit #swimwear #cloud #blue #white #eye #navy #matchbook

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