Half-moon mouth, rat-trap jaw
Describing the kindly, proud dwarf cook, Marmaduke Scarlet. I liked the juxtaposition of his generosity and determination and the connection...
A predatory gaze
A penetrating gaze likened to the steadfast unblinking focus of an owl about to swoop for its targetted lunch. I...
Hangover face
Wonderful way to describe the face of a hungover man, though no doubt he felt every bit as bad as...
Dull-eyed neutrality
A fine description of the impartial and indifferent gaze of age that has seen it all, in this case attributed...
As expressionless as …
Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy is packed with original metaphor and simile. In Titus Groan, the first book, I noted two...
As piercing as …
This piercing stare at a little girl is disturbing for its lack of empathy or even warmth towards a child.  ...
Blank as a wall, wall as a blank
The identical twins Ladies Cora and Clarice aren't just lookalikes, but also one another's echo chambers. They live in their...
Hungry Buddha
A wonderful description of Boris Johnson in the recent BBC debate among candidates for the role of Prime Minister. When...
The call of duty
This magnificent story, which features lions in unexpected places, describes the look of the kingly creature when glimpsed at dawn,...
Shoe-button eyes
Banffy's trilogy of novels on the slow but certain self-destruction of the 19th century Hungarian aristocracy includes the figure of...
The eyes have it
WritingRedux has long been captivated by quotations describing eyes and we're now delighted to dedicate a themed...
Eyes meeting eyes
Dorothea stuns a silly, wilful and selfish young woman with her powerful, radiant kindness and, having meant to disdain her,...
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