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"The beginning of a book is always the tricky part. It should arrest. A shot should ring out in the night ..." —Delano Ames, She Shall Have Murder [a delightful recommendation by literary scalawag Jonathan Caws-Elwitt]
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 Momus suggests that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out.'" Decide for yourself as we alter the opening lines of . . . Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk Tyler gets me a job as a waiter, after that Tyler's pushing a gun in my mouth and saying, the first step to eternal life is you have to die. Suddenly, a shot rings out. (Thanks, June!)
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Momus suggests that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out.'" Decide for yourself as we alter the opening lines of . . . All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque We are at rest five miles behind the front. Yesterday we were relieved, and now our bellies are full of beef and haricot beans. We are satisfied and at peace. Suddenly, a shot rang out. (Thanks, June!)
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Momus suggests that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out.'" Decide for yourself as we alter the opening lines of . . . Finn by Matthew Olshan" Angry angry angry, is what you are," they tell me, but I think I'm less angry than quiet, the kind of quiet that makes people nervous because they can't tell what you're thinking, and most of them assume the worst. Suddenly, a shot rings out. (Thanks, June!)
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Momus suggests that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out.'" Decide for yourself as we alter the opening lines of . . . Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins If this typewriter can't do it, then fuck it, it can't be done. Suddenly, a shot rings out. (Thanks, June!)
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Momus suggests that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out.'" Decide for yourself as we alter the opening lines of . . . Barefoot by Elin HilderbrandThree women step off a plane. It sounded like the start of a joke. Suddenly, a shot rings out. (Thanks, June!)
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Momus suggests that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out.'" Decide for yourself as we alter the opening lines of . . . The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends. Suddenly, a shot rings out. (Thanks, June!)
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Momus suggests that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out.'" Decide for yourself as we alter the opening line of . . . The Thing About Men by Elizabeth Bevarly "What do you mean the chicken is still alive?" Suddenly, a shot rang out. (Thanks, June!)
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Momus suggests that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out.'" Decide for yourself as we alter the opening lines of . . . Nervous by ZaneFor as long as I could remember, I had always been nervous. Nervous about school. Nervous about friends. Nervous about relationships with men. Even nervous about talking to my own mother. I don't know whether it was something deep-rooted inside of me from an early childhood experience or whether it was something that was just meant to be. Suddenly, a shot rang out. (Thanks, June!)
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