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07-28-2005, 05:19 PM
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OOT come up with the worst opening sentence of a novel that you can.
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07-28-2005, 05:21 PM
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Re: OOT come up with the worst opening sentence of a novel that you ca
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As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph Spitfire, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual [/ QUOTE ] Haha. Hilarious.
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07-28-2005, 05:29 PM
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Re: OOT come up with the worst opening sentence of a novel that you ca
How about this:
The winter snows were finally melting, rolling off the roof of the stately manor in rivulets and rills, dripping onto the ground with the sound of beer-laden urine splashing into a filthy trough urinal during the second quarter of the Super Bowl.
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07-28-2005, 05:29 PM
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Re: OOT come up with the worst opening sentence of a novel that you ca
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Like, I'll never forget the day my daddy bought me my first Hermes bag. [/ QUOTE ] This had some potential. It would have been better had you modeled it after [ QUOTE ] Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. [/ QUOTE ]
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07-28-2005, 05:54 PM
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Re: OOT come up with the worst opening sentence of a novel that you ca
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Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] But this is actually a great beginning to a great novel.
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07-28-2005, 05:55 PM
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Re: OOT come up with the worst opening sentence of a novel that you ca
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[ QUOTE ] Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] But this is actually a great beginning to a great novel. [/ QUOTE ] That's the point.
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07-28-2005, 05:55 PM
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Re: OOT come up with the worst opening sentence of a novel that you ca
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[ QUOTE ] Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. [/ QUOTE ] But this is actually a great beginning to a great novel. [/ QUOTE ] Concur. Some parts get a little confusing, though...too many characters with the same name. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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07-28-2005, 11:26 PM
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Re: OOT come up with the worst opening sentence of a novel that you ca
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[ QUOTE ] Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. [/ QUOTE ] But this is actually a great beginning to a great novel. [/ QUOTE ] Point. Your head.
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07-28-2005, 11:04 PM
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Re: OOT come up with the worst opening sentence of a novel that you ca
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This had some potential. It would have been better had you modeled it after [ QUOTE ] Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] I've tried starting that book three times, and can never get more than 40 pages in. It's strange, because I like his short stories.
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