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Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader.

James Buchan
Cutting, Pages, Firsts
"Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann". www.theguardian.com. September 11, 2009.
Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader.