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Originally Posted by Sparrow
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.
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It can be contextualized and seen as beautiful once the main content has been digested, but I agree that it as an independent line is unconvincing, and generally suggests a contrived style in modern literature.
I liked Bradbury but I can't say that I liked it in the first pages.