Re: Best last lines

Dorothy J Heydt <djheydt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <64a2daF28m4cmU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> David Cowie  <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:05:33 -0600, Howard Brazee wrote:
>>
>>> The following link has best last lines from novels:
>>> http://americanbookreview.org/PDF/100_Best_Last_Lines_from_Novels.pdf
>>> 
>>
>>I can only hope that they all gain something from what comes before but
>>has been snipped. I mean:
>>45: Are there any questions? - Margaret Atwood, THE HANDMAID'S TALE
(1986)
>>82: Ah, run. Runs. -John Updike, RABBIT, RUN (1960) 
>>93: "Terminal." - John Barth, THE END OF THE ROAD (1958)
>>Is this really the best literature has to offer? 
>>
>>> Some of these are F&SF.    What would be your F&SF list?
>>
>>"Well, I'm back." - Oh, you know. 
>>I like it as a last line, but it doesn't look like much on its own, does
>>it? 
> 
> No, but I don't think anyone on this group will think of it on
> its own, but remember it in context, which makes a difference.

Agreed.  This synchs back up with the original list (and 
comments above/else-thread), as it appears their list of 
"100 Best Last Lines from Novels" wouldn't be too different 
from "Last Lines from Somebody's 100 Best Novels".

Tony