At 03:59 PM 1/17/03 -0800, you wrote:
>miker:
>
>Interesting post.
>
>I just finished reading Ross Macdonald's A
MOVING
>TARGET (1949) and thought about the
metaphors/similes
>you write about here. RM's prose here is
liberally
>sprinkled with them. Most are restrained enough
so
>it was more the volume of them that jarred
the
>narrative's smoothness.
>
>For instance, at one place he writes about the
"acne
>of rust" on an automobile. That's short and
vivid.
>
>Still, reading RM is always a real treat.
I couldn't agree more. I am currently reading (not for the
first time) THE FAR SIDE OF THE DOLLAR, and man, MacDonald
was at the top of his game when wrote this. The metaphors and
similes are fresh and original, even after 50 years.
All the Best,
Brian
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