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Can you give more examples of great opening lines in English fiction?

2024-10-31 00:02
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The opening of 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger, 'If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.' This line gives us a very clear sense of the narrator's voice - a bit cynical and reluctant to conform to the usual storytelling norms, which is very characteristic of the whole novel.

The law of Fiction: Harem in the fiction world

The law of Fiction: Harem in the fiction world

When Yohan woke up in the morning, he had a beauty in his lap and in his bedroom. It was like a dream come true for him until reality struck him. It was then he remembered that he had been cursed by a goddess in the game he had been playing before sleeping. In his sleep-deprived state, he had offended the goddess and as a result, he had been cursed to become a 'no-good' man who could only provide 'support' to the 'heroines' of this world. Thinking nothing of that curse beforehand, Yohan went to sleep, only to find his world changing from that day onwards. His normal and mundane life was no longer going to be as such as more and more fantasy creatures began to show up. And a female voice awoke him with a notification *Ding dong ding. Congrats on unlocking the fiction system. From here on, the user will experience the full scope of the logic of the fiction world. May the user use his PP and conquer everyone.* And it was then Yohan realized - he was no longer in a world governed by science but one that followed the laws of magic. And the only way to survive was to utilize these so-called 'laws of fiction' to his advantage. And the best and worst part of it all? The more he let his desire go, the stronger he became. — — — 500 PS/150 GT = 1 extra chapter Gifts above 1000 = 1 extra chapter instantly Show support for a faster release rate. . — — — Additional Tags: Evil Mc(Will develop) - Intelligent Mc - Shameless Mc - Scheming Mc(Later on) - Smut - No NTR - But Contains Netori - Legal Loli - Succubus - Elf - Angel - Vampire - Cat Girls - Dragon Girls - Fox Girls - Monster Girls - Slaves - Milf - Princess - Beautiful - YANDERE - Seinen - Mature - R18 - 18 - Sex Stories - Beastality - Hentai - NSFW - Pregnancy - Incest - Domination Play - Controlling Emotions - Corrupting Righteous Characters - Gore - Transmigration - Mana - Devil - Demon - Necromancer - Death - Dungeon - Evolution - Threesome - Hints of Yuri — ー ー Warning: Read at your own risk.
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I'll Give You a Large Family

I'll Give You a Large Family

[MULTIVERSE / CROSSOVERS / HAREM WITH DEVELOPMENT] After understanding the secrets of his bloodline from his new system, Leo couldn't help but let out a defeated laugh remembering his first love, still happiness overflowed from his voice. "Hahah..." Leo opened his eyes and looked at his older sister still breathing heavily in his arms, and thought with a smile, 'Fine, this time we'll be one big family' Follow Leo on his journey through the multiverse in search of his women and adding many of them along the way. ______________________________________________________ WARNING: - First 10 chapters are introductory, in Leo's original world, who is still unaware of magic and everything related with other worlds, so there will be no action but it will still show Leo's development and his first women. - This story is slightly tragic, so harden your heart a little before you start reading. ______________________________________________________ You can read 10 advanced chapters here. Thanks for your support! https://www.patreon.com/Marplayon ______________________________________________________ 1. Original world / High school DxD / Seishun Buta Yarou 2. Martial Peak / Shinmai Maou no Testament 3. Mushoku Tensei / Gobling Slayer / Tou No Kanri O Shite Miyou (Let's Manage The Tower) 4. Gotoubun / Hajirau Kimi ga Mitainda (I Want To See You Embarassed) 5. Dungeon ni Deai (DanMachi) 6. A Will Eternal 7. The Beginning After The End 8. Magic Emperor _____________________________________________________ Tags: Milfs | Harem | R-18 | Incest | Multiverse | No-beta MC | No Clons | Dimensional Chat
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Sure. 'The moment the train stopped, she knew her life was about to change.' This line creates suspense as the reader wonders why the train stopping would have such a...
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