iUniverse discusses the best opening lines of novels

What do you think are the top ten opening lines of novels? iUniverse publishing argues that the topic is controversial, but many people would agree that these are some.

“Call me Ishmael.”

“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”

In this article, iUniverse Writer’s Tips will take a look at many opening lines which are thought to be the best in literature. Let’s begin with Ulysses by James Joyce. The opening line of the novel is,

“Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.”

This type of sentence is considered a classic third person opening, and it has helped shape modern fiction since it was published in 1922.

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