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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Iffy!!! Iffy!*?! That's the first line from Fahrenheit 451. in a single sentence he encapsulates the motivation of a whole character, a flow for a novel and does it while drawing you into the story. Iffy!!!!???? As far as first lines go that's up there with "Call me ishmael" for brilliance.
Iffy?!!!??
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Nah, I am not drawn into the story - I have no idea what is being burned, or why. At this stage I'm still unengaged - we could be going anywhere, it achieves nothing beyond being yer standard (hackneyed?) teaser opener.
The sort of first sentence SF in particular is replete in.