tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002876202254493214.post7122376930817404547..comments2023-10-31T12:03:58.200-07:00Comments on The Wordslayer Cometh: 100 Greatest Opening Lines From NovelsGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002876202254493214.post-10251940339512845302010-10-15T07:41:15.966-07:002010-10-15T07:41:15.966-07:00I wonder how many of these were picked, not becaus...I wonder how many of these were picked, not because the opening line was so great, but because the work as a whole is considered great?<br /><br />More like "Opening Lines of 100 Great Novels". Because really "riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs." <br /><br />The novel is a classic, but when reading that, do you think "Wow, I want some more!" :)Touch of Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551995840395409781noreply@blogger.com