28. When 'talking' to the reader, Alcatraz often refers to how he uses different literary conventions, such as a 'hook' to grab the reader's attention. What scary situation does Alcatraz describe in the first sentence of the book?
From Quiz "Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians"
Answer:
He is about to be sacrificed
The book opens with the following situation:
"So there I was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil Librarians."
And, of course, he then goes on to talk about how a situation like that makes a person pause and reflect on his life, which then leads to introductory information about his life and background. At the beginning of the second chapter, he brings it up again to explain the idea of a literary hook to the reader, and to also explain that as a writer, he is not a nice person.