The complete acceptance that he shows toward all of these macabre happenings around him really sets up an interesting contrast in this first chapter. We know a great deal about Auburn already without you having to go into "He was a construction worker from Chicago who . . ." outright. We know a great deal about what the subject matter is going to be about, but absolutely no details, which is great. Very interesting beginning, and easily enough to grab attention.
“Whatever, hey, just drop me off here. Tell your boss if he sees my three girlfriends, kid, mom, dad, aunts, uncles, my barista, and my last few crews, and my Seven-Eleven porn dealer down there in hell with the rest of you. Tell them I said they all still owe me money. Except Gabe. I still have his stuffed turtle. I’ll walk from here.”
I had often thought of them as my family, but to hear it from their own mouths, to hear that they felt the same way- it gave me a whole new idea of vengeance.
The complete acceptance that he shows toward all of these macabre happenings around him really sets up an interesting contrast in this first chapter. We know a great deal about Auburn already without you having to go into "He was a construction worker from Chicago who . . ." outright. We know a great deal about what the subject matter is going to be about, but absolutely no details, which is great. Very interesting beginning, and easily enough to grab attention.