Recently, I have seen a lot of critiques for books claiming that they felt “too Young Adult”. And this has made me ask what they might mean. Mainly because a lot of the critiqued books don’t have young adults as the main characters. And it does not feel like they are following tropes that are more prominent in Young-Adult books.
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According to Stephen King, “an opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.”
And you have to admit that this man knows how to get the ball rolling. I think that is one of the main reasons why he has been one of my favorite writers since I was a kid. I would always get hooked from the first line and I did not care whether I had to stay up all night to finish the book.
So without much ado, here are, what I think, are the best opening lines from King:
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