tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post5307467094990337064..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: A Shot in the Light: parts I-IV (a book review post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-35659390355207082102015-02-02T16:39:11.172-08:002015-02-02T16:39:11.172-08:00Lee: Your punctuation was... adequate. >grin<...Lee: Your punctuation was... adequate. >grin<<br />I would like to think of my reviews as less harsh and more critical. When I think of "harsh," I think of name-calling at the author and what amounts to personal attacks rather than just dealing with the manuscript. I try to only ever deal with the manuscript.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55206560406171179722015-02-01T20:42:25.051-08:002015-02-01T20:42:25.051-08:00As I commented on GoodReads, I found your review t...As I commented on GoodReads, I found your review to be immensely entertaining, but probably what bothered you would not bother the average reader. I'm sure there is a clinical name for this, but when I read I tend to read past most grammatical errors of the type you mention. Something would have to be blatant to the extreme to catch my eye and that's probably why no one would hire me as an editor. <br /><br />Some of the things you saw as inaccuracies might also slip by the average reader and maybe that could fall under willing suspension of disbelief. I guess I'd probably have to read this for myself to see how I would respond, but I'm thinking that my review of this might be less harsh (if that's even the correct way of describing this review) than what you presented.<br /><br />But I will say that this review is certainly a lot more fun and entertaining than most of the reviews I read on Amazon or other reader sites and at least you provided some solid examples to back up what you were saying. I find it annoying when somebody just says something like, "this is a really good book," or, "I didn't like this book," and doesn't tell why they said it. Crap, was my placement of commas and quotation marks correct in the preceding sentence? <br /><br />Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-83986405674645509662015-02-01T08:29:57.304-08:002015-02-01T08:29:57.304-08:00mshatch: Yes, but they didn't drop dead. And, ...mshatch: Yes, but they didn't drop dead. And, if people were dying in your office, would you stay around to see if you got sick, too? It was just the idea of fully staffed office buildings with everyone dead... I can't buy that. Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-20284065104298752372015-02-01T07:03:14.373-08:002015-02-01T07:03:14.373-08:00That's too bad about all the grammatical issue...That's too bad about all the grammatical issues. I have a a hard time overlooking them, especially if there's too many. I will say (having done a little research lately in this very subject) that influenza has been known to kill within a very short period of time. During the epidemic of 1917/18 some people died within 12 hours of showing signs of illness and others dropped - literally - in the midst of what they were doing, one minute up and about, the next in agony. But I would also think if there were a lot of dead people lying around they'd mostly be in hospitals or at home if they couldn't get to one. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-53107390349751798072015-01-31T16:15:01.187-08:002015-01-31T16:15:01.187-08:00TAS: Yeah, it's pretty safe to assume that if ...TAS: Yeah, it's pretty safe to assume that if I'm noticing the verb tense then something is wrong.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68977244089582426392015-01-31T16:14:27.357-08:002015-01-31T16:14:27.357-08:00Pat: I didn't read the whole thing. There are ...Pat: I didn't read the whole thing. There are something like 12 parts in all; I only read the first four.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-76565840760248029482015-01-31T16:13:51.022-08:002015-01-31T16:13:51.022-08:00Briane: No, it didn't get better.Briane: No, it didn't get better.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-70335204237235430152015-01-31T16:13:26.822-08:002015-01-31T16:13:26.822-08:00Janie: Yeah, some places are like that but I'm...Janie: Yeah, some places are like that but I'm pretty sure if 80-90% of the staff was deathly ill that there's no place in the US that would keep the employees locked inside until they died. Because that would mean locking them in for days. People who die of the flu usually actually die of dehydration.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-84582464821623690652015-01-31T12:11:46.570-08:002015-01-31T12:11:46.570-08:00Aw man, that verb tense choice would drive me nuts...Aw man, that verb tense choice would drive me nuts! Why would one do that?!!!<br /><br />Stupidity substituted for personality... Ha!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16870338245119356882015-01-30T20:32:28.763-08:002015-01-30T20:32:28.763-08:00I guess the author should be glad you read the who...I guess the author should be glad you read the whole thing instead of quitting. Or maybe not.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-757449544945760352015-01-30T18:55:16.416-08:002015-01-30T18:55:16.416-08:00I remember you mentioning this a while back, the e...I remember you mentioning this a while back, the earlier parts. Sounds like it hasn't gotten better. Not going to add it to my list.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3791458995256616452015-01-30T17:18:26.387-08:002015-01-30T17:18:26.387-08:00Sounds kind of strange. It's a shame it seems ...Sounds kind of strange. It's a shame it seems to have ended up disappointing you. In Great Britain, periods and commas are outside the quotation marks. Some countries just have to be different. I've been kept at work when I was puking and running a high fever (worked in a doctor's office). Just kidding, but we were expected to come in even if we were dying.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-6187656344923644852015-01-30T14:11:45.731-08:002015-01-30T14:11:45.731-08:00Veronica: Part of my problem is that I tend to che...Veronica: Part of my problem is that I tend to check facts that I know I know before I put them into print, just in case I'm wrong about knowing what I know. Most of these things are simple searches, so it seems... I don't know what word I want to use.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-66557364099398643442015-01-30T06:36:17.613-08:002015-01-30T06:36:17.613-08:00Yes, truly, the grammar mistakes kill a book for m...Yes, truly, the grammar mistakes kill a book for me. I have a TBR that is weeks long. If a book isn't delivering...it's gone. I sometimes drop a note to the author explaining my issues (usually if this is a new or indie author) but I move on, with haste.<br /><br />I also loathe scientific/medical inaccuracy and anachronism. I recently read a book where the author made a big deal about how rare the O neg blood type was. It smacked me over the head. That's a Google search. That's 7th grade biology. It later turned out to be NOT EVEN IMPORTANT to the plot. I was like, "Um, why did you waste time with crap that's WRONG, and then not need it anyway?" It tells me the author is lazy.<br /><br />I'm a fussy reader. I admit it. <br />Thanks for sharing.<br />V:) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159799725109784001noreply@blogger.com