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The first line
Shecky:
--- Quote from: Quantus347 on January 14, 2008, 01:54:54 PM ---It may not be for everyone, but I sometimes enjoy the books that start with a few lines of verse (song/poem), excerpt of imaginary quotes from some character, etc. Sometimes it can set the mood of the world without having to leap right into the action or characters.
What I hate are series' such as Wheel of Time (loved the books but hated the openings) that start the same every time "the wheel turns and ages come and go and this wasn't the beginning but it was a beginning and I think ill just skip the first paragraph.
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But the WoT books always start with a quote, a verse or a prologue, well before "The Wheel of Time turns..."
*scratches head*
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Shecky on January 16, 2008, 07:33:40 PM ---But the WoT books always start with a quote, a verse or a prologue, well before "The Wheel of Time turns..."
*scratches head*
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True true, and I read every long winded word of those books, loving every minute. But that opening bit got real old real quick for me *shrugs*
Shecky:
--- Quote from: Quantus347 on January 16, 2008, 08:21:27 PM ---True true, and I read every long winded word of those books, loving every minute. But that opening bit got real old real quick for me *shrugs*
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*shrugs right back* I dunno; that never bothered me, especially how he would slip in that little bit about where the wind was coming from to set up the chapter. The man could write like nobody's business; it takes someone like Jim, writing equally well in a totally different style, to catch my readerly interest so much.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Shecky on January 16, 2008, 08:26:50 PM ---*shrugs right back* I dunno; that never bothered me, especially how he would slip in that little bit about where the wind was coming from to set up the chapter. The man could write like nobody's business; it takes someone like Jim, writing equally well in a totally different style, to catch my readerly interest so much.
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Never said it makes sense or anything, it was just a little pet peeve of mine i guess.
As to Robert Jordan himself, I miss him, all the great things he could have written *hangs head in silence for a moment* :'(
OZ:
I am more a believer in the net. Unless I am reading something critically I don't tend to read line by line anyway. I like something in the first few pages that captures my interest though. Mystery writer Harlan Coben is probably the best I have read at doing this. He's not my favorite mystery writer (although he does rank in the top ten) but he consistenty writes some of the best opening chapters of any writer I have read in any genre. ( That is best at netting you into the mystery)
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