Anyone have 'children of men' in kindle format?

Anyone have 'children of men' in kindle format?

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otherman

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Sunday 13th January 2013
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I'm just writing an article on the use of literary devices, and I recall an appalling analagy that PD James uses in this book. It goes something like, the moon reflected of the wet slate roofs like (something about icing on a cake I think). There's another one about a starry sky being like a black cloth with lights behind, but I can't remember so much about the wording.

bigandclever

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245 months

Sunday 13th January 2013
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This might help you... http://www.ipadebooks1.com/235/OEBPS/part1.html

And I think you're after "The night was dark but not totally black; the half-moon reeled between the scudding clouds, the stars were high pin-pricks of half-formed constellations, the Milky Way was a smudge of light."

Edited by bigandclever on Sunday 13th January 19:35

otherman

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2,208 posts

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Sunday 13th January 2013
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Actually I found that, but I couldn't find a way to search it. How did you do that?

Oh, and the starry night passage is far more nicely crafted than I remembered.