My biggest problem with the book, though, was the shoddy proofreading work
I'm not a fan of errors in fanfic either, but usually if it's the odd one here or there I don't really care. Afterall, these are not professional by any stretch of the imagination.
But DUDE....when it comes to published books, I can't handle it at ALL. And I most definitely will and HAVE stopped reading a book if I notice a lot of spelling/grammatical errors in it. It completely and absolutely turns me off. I'm 100% positive that I refused to keep reading a book some time in the last couple of years for that exact reason, though I can't for the life of me remember which book it is.
Anyway, for someone who claims to love to read a lot (and I really, genuinely do), I haven't read like ANY of the classics. I've never read Pride & Prejudice before, so I'm thinking I should probably read that first. Though if you say the whole zombie aspect of it just seems like it was thrown in there for cheap thrills, then I'm not really sure what the point of reading this book is. I, personally, would want them to have some sort of story arc. Otherwise, what the hell is their purpose in the story?
Anywho, I end this comment by saying: GOB!!! (And I need more AD icons, I really do! OMG, we should totally do an AD marathon when we hang out *nods* :D It'd be EPIC! That and Futurama! And Merlin too, I suppose, LOL ;) *starts plotting*)
(And clearly I did not go to write, like I said. I came back to my addition -- LJ ;) Night!)
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I'm not a fan of errors in fanfic either, but usually if it's the odd one here or there I don't really care. Afterall, these are not professional by any stretch of the imagination.
But DUDE....when it comes to published books, I can't handle it at ALL. And I most definitely will and HAVE stopped reading a book if I notice a lot of spelling/grammatical errors in it. It completely and absolutely turns me off. I'm 100% positive that I refused to keep reading a book some time in the last couple of years for that exact reason, though I can't for the life of me remember which book it is.
Anyway, for someone who claims to love to read a lot (and I really, genuinely do), I haven't read like ANY of the classics. I've never read Pride & Prejudice before, so I'm thinking I should probably read that first. Though if you say the whole zombie aspect of it just seems like it was thrown in there for cheap thrills, then I'm not really sure what the point of reading this book is. I, personally, would want them to have some sort of story arc. Otherwise, what the hell is their purpose in the story?
Anywho, I end this comment by saying: GOB!!! (And I need more AD icons, I really do! OMG, we should totally do an AD marathon when we hang out *nods* :D It'd be EPIC! That and Futurama! And Merlin too, I suppose, LOL ;) *starts plotting*)
(And clearly I did not go to write, like I said. I came back to my addition -- LJ ;) Night!)