While it sounds like there may be a lot to dislike in this book, that part about explaining things in parenthesis would be the worst thing for me. I despise that! So distracting and potentially insulting. Yuck!
I was tempted to write the whole review that way (random parenthetical phrases scattered throughout) but I couldn't cope (:P).
Plus, it didn't have the same impact when the parenthetical phrases weren't actually part of a dialogue.
10 years ago
I'm still stuck on the idea that the "airborne disease" is completely safe except inhaled through the nose.You can apparently eat, drink, talk and have sex.
I know, right? Although to be fair, the facemasks appear to cover the mouth...while not impeding drinking through a straw, talking, etc...? In retroect, my patience was probably not improved by the fact that I was reading the book on sulfa concurrently.
Thanks for saving the rest of us from this book :) It looks like it ticks all of my biggest pet peeves; I wouldn't have been able to finish it.
Also, I wish I had as firm a grasp of the terms for tropes as you do. Every time I read your reviews, I'm like "I wish I'd known that was the term for $x when I was writing my review of $y".
Plus, it didn't have the same impact when the parenthetical phrases weren't actually part of a dialogue.
Good review.
Also, I wish I had as firm a grasp of the terms for tropes as you do. Every time I read your reviews, I'm like "I wish I'd known that was the term for $x when I was writing my review of $y".