I find this opening very akin to 'Hill House' in the sense that it has very deliberate sentence flow, rhythm, and punctuation. Nothing in it is accidental. It's supremely different, for a very different book, but handled with the same level of lyricism and authority.
These are great case studies of openings. I suspect you teach craft classes from time to time, but if not, you should. :-)
I find this opening very akin to 'Hill House' in the sense that it has very deliberate sentence flow, rhythm, and punctuation. Nothing in it is accidental. It's supremely different, for a very different book, but handled with the same level of lyricism and authority.