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Yves Fey's avatar

I've got a great one for this book. My poet visits his haunt, L'Enfer, walking through the devil's mouth.

The montage at the start of the film Performance is a favorite. The wicked credits at the start of Dexter. The opening of The English Patient with the plane flying over all the dead lovers of the world.

The opening of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House.

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Yves Fey's avatar

The other opening I love is long - the first page and a half of All The King's Men. An ironic, sensuous, poetic rambling narrative about the dangers of not paying attention while driving that holds the whole story.

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Alexandra Sokoloff's avatar

That devil’ mouth is a fabulous opening!! Well done. And 100% agree about Hill House. Best opening paragraph possibly of all time.

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Yves Fey's avatar

I can't post an image, but here's the Wiki link. Very famous cabaret in its day. Hell, with Heaven next door. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_de_L%27Enfer

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Bob Beckley's avatar

Thank you for leaving politics out of this post.

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Alexandra Sokoloff's avatar

If you don’t want to hear about politics, you’re in the wrong place. I will be speaking out against this fascist regime at every opportunity. If you are not, you’re not paying attention.

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