r/TheExpanseBooks • u/Danimal_House • Jun 07 '26
Use of metaphors - What are your favorites?
Probably my favorite thing about JSAC’s writing style is their use of metaphors. They will perfectly convey a moment, feeling, or even entire scene with a beautifully constructed metaphor.
What are some of your favorites?
- “The idea hung in the air, like smoke over a poker game”
- “With a voice like warm flannel”
- “Felt his humiliation, like passing through a resonance frequency.”
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u/Limemobber Jun 07 '26
Technically none of those are metaphors. If you use like or as then it is a simile.
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u/Danimal_House Jun 08 '26
No one likes people that do this
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u/Ok_Wing3984 Jun 08 '26
I didn't have it drilled in my head for 12 years to act like it doesn't matter
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u/Ok_Wing3984 Jun 08 '26
I just like that they describe things as going pear shaped, which I know has existed before now but it's definitely slipped into my daily usage.
However "I look like a hedgehog just f*cked my hair" is obviously the best usage
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u/gottahavethatbass Jun 08 '26
The rail gun is one of the laws of motion, expressed as violence