natc Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Ever since I've read Steelheart I've been thinking that very same thing. Most of David's lines were similes! 4
Andrew C Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 A simile is like a one-legged cat. You can kick it around a bit and have a cheap laugh, but you feel horrible afterward. 6
Who Sharded? Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Haven't gotten this far in Firefight yet (I probably shouldn't be in this topic), but I'm glad this apparently gets addressed in this book. I wonder if it came up due to fan reactions.
natc Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Haven't gotten this far in Firefight yet (I probably shouldn't be in this topic), but I'm glad this apparently gets addressed in this book. I wonder if it came up due to fan reactions. They're pretty much going "You know, you're not actually bad at metaphors . . ." "Thanks!" " . . . because most of the things you say are similes. Those are really what you're bad at." "Nerd." I was silently fistpumping the air going YES when I read that. 2
Fifth of Daybreak he/him Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Silently? I said 'thank you' out loud five times, and my brother texted me from halfway across the country saying how happy he was that it was finally addressed. 5
natc Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Silently? I said 'thank you' out loud five times, and my brother texted me from halfway across the country saying how happy he was that it was finally addressed. I was on a bus. No reason to stand out 1
Fifth of Daybreak he/him Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 You can have one of my spoken 'thank you's then. I've got a few extra 1
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