The Best Thing About My Book

I just recently started reading Here After by Kate Brian. I'm about half way through and so far I have really enjoyed it. The thing I like most about this book is the figurative language. I think figuarative language is so important in a book because it allows to reader to get a vivid image in their about what is going on and so they can understand the characters, setting, and plot of the book.

 Here's an example of imagery I found in my book that I think portrays a lot and helps the reader visualize. " The foyer was huge and silent, lit dimly in the morning sun. The floors were a dark, polished wood, and matching wainscoting reached halfway up the walls. The decor was impeccable but impersonal, the nap of a deep red Turkish rug was all swept in one direction, as if recently vacuumed. One perfect orchid in a gold vase sat atop a gleaming hall table. The walls were a warm, creamy white, bare of any photographs or portraits, aside from a landscape painting of Juniper Landind's town hall." (Brian 71-72) This has so much imagery and I definately think a picture was painted in the reader's head as they read that. I think in out writing, we can all include more detail about the setting, so the reader can imagine exactly what it going on and there is  no confusion.