: Re: Slow openings: What is it about this Neil Gaiman opening that pulls the reader in? I was blogging about opening lines the other day, and looking for examples. I came across the opening to

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What makes this opener work? It puts you square amidst the action--as the old classical folks would say, in medias res, and introduces you to an interesting character, and tells us why me might be interested in that character.

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