Submitted by Roc and Ace on Tue, 12/04/2007 - 1:04pm.
Jackie-- Yup! It drives me berserk. You're reading along happily and then, bam, you can't believe an author made that word choice or a typo that silly got through. I think it's a function of seeing a book as a work in progress rather than an ideal, finished product. The veil is lifted--we ate the apple and now we wish Adam and Eve would go get some fig leaves already! --- Jessica
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Re: Editing when you read for pleasure
Jackie-- Yup! It drives me berserk. You're reading along happily and then, bam, you can't believe an author made that word choice or a typo that silly got through. I think it's a function of seeing a book as a work in progress rather than an ideal, finished product. The veil is lifted--we ate the apple and now we wish Adam and Eve would go get some fig leaves already! --- Jessica