BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhat other great opening lines do you know?.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square247linkfedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down18
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1imageWhat other great opening lines do you know?.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square247linkfedilink
minus-squareechindod@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoIs this sarcasm? I think if it stopped at the first dichotomy, or the second it would be fine. But it goes on for fucking ever.
minus-squareGinny [they/she]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoWell I like it.
minus-squareechindod@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI am happy for you in that, a little surprised. But good for you!
minus-squareTheFinnlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIf that wore you out, probably should stay away from Dickens.
minus-squareechindod@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoOh yes. I hate Dickens. Absolutely can’t stand him.
minus-squareSteve Dice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoKinda the point. It’s supposed to drill into your head how everything in that period was taken to the extremes by taking the prose itself to the extremes.
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agonot all prose has to be prosaic
Is this sarcasm? I think if it stopped at the first dichotomy, or the second it would be fine. But it goes on for fucking ever.
Well I like it.
I am happy for you in that, a little surprised. But good for you!
If that wore you out, probably should stay away from Dickens.
Oh yes. I hate Dickens. Absolutely can’t stand him.
Kinda the point. It’s supposed to drill into your head how everything in that period was taken to the extremes by taking the prose itself to the extremes.
not all prose has to be prosaic