Those devoted few readers who read this blog religiously will know that I'm a fan not just of first lines, last lines and interesting vocabulary but I also enjoy a ripping good analogy. In that vein, here is one that caught my eye.
I'm really enjoying this Lee Child novel. Sure he's a minimalist in terms of characterization and multi-dimensional plots, but I think I get him. His main character, his slight humor, everything, makes me think that Lee Child writes it all with a wry smile breaking on the edges of his lips. This analogy grabbed me when I read it and I felt compelled to share it.
"He turned his head to look at her, close up. She was worrying about him. It came as a big surprise, out of nowhere. A shock. Like being on a train, stopped next to another train in a busy railroad station. Your train begins to move. It picks up speed. And then all of a sudden it’s not your train moving. It’s the other train. Your train was stationary all the time. Your frame of reference was wrong. He thought his train was moving. She thought hers was."
Child, Lee - Die Trying
This is perfect. How many readers have experienced this same change of perspective in their lives. I haven't even ridden that many trains and it connected with me. I thought it was perfectly done.
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