tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post6303573341953926576..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Top Ten Bookish Pet PeevesStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-60926483418726999492011-03-22T19:08:08.609-05:002011-03-22T19:08:08.609-05:00I hadn't even thought about too-small font. An...I hadn't even thought about too-small font. And I even had trouble with the font on an ebook, which really says something about the font. I definitely agree with you about brand-name authors. It's just kind of...perplexing when the author's name is larger than the title. Great, great list, and thank you for visiting! :)DJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251635323616566191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-89052117628875139592011-03-22T14:30:35.815-05:002011-03-22T14:30:35.815-05:00Nice list! I'm honored that you included me. ;...Nice list! I'm honored that you included me. ;)Baley Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217798839187799797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-86558886872931152232011-03-22T13:13:54.795-05:002011-03-22T13:13:54.795-05:00You have a point with poor illustrations. You'...You have a point with poor illustrations. You're 100% right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-37132696676896883792011-03-22T13:12:42.704-05:002011-03-22T13:12:42.704-05:00good answers, stop and see mine.good answers, stop and see mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-75399139130149537682011-03-22T13:00:02.304-05:002011-03-22T13:00:02.304-05:00I don't like teeny print either especially whe...I don't like teeny print either especially when its miniscule print and the book is still three inches thick.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819241852604884460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-78358885250011664592011-03-22T12:36:54.779-05:002011-03-22T12:36:54.779-05:00great list!
I've got the teeny print objectio...great list!<br /><br />I've got the teeny print objection too. And I wish I'd thought about the whole Mary-Sue nonsense.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16850833262363051091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-9718330972329389272011-03-22T11:34:18.671-05:002011-03-22T11:34:18.671-05:00I didn't even think about Brand Name authors. ...I didn't even think about Brand Name authors. I suppose I don't read too many. An author's rep does help sell, but it should be the only reason a book is read.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-71468446586344602992011-03-22T09:16:21.142-05:002011-03-22T09:16:21.142-05:00I agree with brand name authors...some writers it ...I agree with brand name authors...some writers it seem just churn out stories that aren't unique or it seems that anyone who writes that fast can't possibly produce anything of quality. Perhaps I'm wrong but that's how it seems.<br /><br />I've also got #10 and a version of #6 on my list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-41110288632720346382011-03-22T05:23:28.051-05:002011-03-22T05:23:28.051-05:00I hadn't heard about the Mary Sue character ei...I hadn't heard about the Mary Sue character either, but it's aptly named. My favorite pet peeve is the lack of blurbs on novels. Many novels lack the blurb and either have just one line from the book or outtakes from a review or three. Reviews with words like "lyrical fantasy" and "shimmering language" has my high school students running away from a book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-49891322826993124682011-03-22T05:20:59.882-05:002011-03-22T05:20:59.882-05:00Mary Sue, Mary Sue,
how, oh how I hate you!
When...Mary Sue, Mary Sue,<br />how, oh how I hate you! <br /><br />When this little ditty starts playing in my head, I know it's time to put down the book. <br /><br />Small text has began to bother me lately, and likewise small paces between lines that make the pages cramped and muddled. I have been known to seek out different editions of books to escape this.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-20201902210819389382011-03-22T01:09:03.599-05:002011-03-22T01:09:03.599-05:00Ive never actually heard of the Mary Sue Character...Ive never actually heard of the Mary Sue Character before, so thats something for me to add to my Knowledge basket. Im with you when authors put inaccurate and ugly covers on books.The Phantom Paragrapherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489073520213988883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-56990911284089703982011-03-22T01:09:03.088-05:002011-03-22T01:09:03.088-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Phantom Paragrapherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489073520213988883noreply@blogger.com