tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post6780298366058538956..comments2024-03-28T14:18:33.963-04:00Comments on Book By Book: Top Five Bookish Pet PeevesSue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-12600104809415071412011-03-23T08:56:25.224-04:002011-03-23T08:56:25.224-04:00Jo -
I've never read Labyrinth, but I agree ...Jo - <br /><br />I've never read Labyrinth, but I agree with you on contrived plots - just wants to make you throw the book across the room!<br /><br />Thomas Hardy is on my list of famous authors I can't believe I've never read - will have to check him out!<br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-40657357171717674492011-03-23T08:55:13.141-04:002011-03-23T08:55:13.141-04:00Anne -
You reminded me of another one - my husba...Anne - <br /><br />You reminded me of another one - my husband read Blindness, an award-winner, but it drove him crazy that the author didn't use any character names, just descriptions!<br /><br />You know I am a huge fan of The Hunger Games trilogy, and other series as well (in fact, the 10-book Pendragon series is one of my all-time favorites!), but it's just become TOO prevalent lately. It's just a case of too many books I want to read and too little time!!<br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-1336227909538413962011-03-23T05:30:27.532-04:002011-03-23T05:30:27.532-04:00Oh definitely. One is the author's favourite p...Oh definitely. One is the author's favourite phrase or descriptive word which is repeated too often. Can't think of an example but you know what I mean. Another is the late introduction of a character - especially in crime novels - to suit the plot. Oh it was the mysterious dude what did it.<br /><br />My biggest peeve though is about Kate Moss' 'Labyrinth'. She appears from time to time on Radio 4 as this brilliant author. But Labyrinth really annoyed me. She obviously got herself into a hole with the plot and suddenly changed tack, changed time frames and so on, just to get the book finished. <br /><br />Yeah, it's contrived plots that get to me - with the exception of Thomas Hardy. He's allowed to do it because he is a great writer.Dusty Bogwranglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378437798741434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-52168140744558191912011-03-23T00:32:08.352-04:002011-03-23T00:32:08.352-04:00Hi Sue, I agree with everyone of your items on the...Hi Sue, I agree with everyone of your items on the list. I especially hate it when editing is poorly done or obviously not done. I am currently reading a book that has no quotation marks around any of the dialogue which makes reading slow down to a crawl. I am so irritated by it I'm about ready to abandon the whole book. <br /><br />I think that sequels are great from a librarians point of view (not a personal preference.) How many kids have read more than last year because their favorite book has a sequel?...Thank you, Suzanne Collins and Hunger Games!Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.com