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The opening intrigued me very much. I think the author did a great job in the opening with balancing mentioning some of the strange supernatural alternative history elements right away without losing the focus on developing the first characters and an intriguing story. Sometimes with supernatural, fantasy, and really any book, the beginning is boring because too much is spent explaining the fictional universe and setting making it feel like a non-fiction textbook that simply describes things that are not true. This book did not do that; it balanced those well, I think. What do you think?
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I'll admit this opening intrigued me where the blurb didn't. (I know weird, right?) The line about what if god died definitely piqued my interest, but the opening pulled me in the rest of the way. I also liked how life-like the saucer crash looked.Scott wrote:How do you like the opening of the May Book of the Month, Save the Last Bullet for God?
The opening intrigued me very much. I think the author did a great job in the opening with balancing mentioning some of the strange supernatural alternative history elements right away without losing the focus on developing the first characters and an intriguing story. Sometimes with supernatural, fantasy, and really any book, the beginning is boring because too much is spent explaining the fictional universe and setting making it feel like a non-fiction textbook that simply describes things that are not true. This book did not do that; it balanced those well, I think. What do you think?
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kio wrote:I'll admit this opening intrigued me where the blurb didn't. (I know weird, right?) The line about what if god died definitely piqued my interest, but the opening pulled me in the rest of the way. I also liked how life-like the saucer crash looked.Scott wrote:How do you like the opening of the May Book of the Month, Save the Last Bullet for God?
The opening intrigued me very much. I think the author did a great job in the opening with balancing mentioning some of the strange supernatural alternative history elements right away without losing the focus on developing the first characters and an intriguing story. Sometimes with supernatural, fantasy, and really any book, the beginning is boring because too much is spent explaining the fictional universe and setting making it feel like a non-fiction textbook that simply describes things that are not true. This book did not do that; it balanced those well, I think. What do you think?
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I don't think it's weird at all. I feel like I got nothing from the blurb so when I read the opening it was something completely new.kio wrote:I'll admit this opening intrigued me where the blurb didn't. (I know weird, right?) The line about what if god died definitely piqued my interest, but the opening pulled me in the rest of the way. I also liked how life-like the saucer crash looked.Scott wrote:How do you like the opening of the May Book of the Month, Save the Last Bullet for God?
The opening intrigued me very much. I think the author did a great job in the opening with balancing mentioning some of the strange supernatural alternative history elements right away without losing the focus on developing the first characters and an intriguing story. Sometimes with supernatural, fantasy, and really any book, the beginning is boring because too much is spent explaining the fictional universe and setting making it feel like a non-fiction textbook that simply describes things that are not true. This book did not do that; it balanced those well, I think. What do you think?
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That being said, I am thoroughly intrigued so far and can't wait to continue reading!
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