Tuesday, August 21, 2012

THE REVISIONISTS by Thomas Mullen

Hardback
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
ISBN 0316176729
p. 403, next to last line:  the word a needs to be removed:
"...that I was a just another misguided idealist, ...."

Thursday, August 9, 2012

SILVER SPARROW by Tayari Jones



Hardback
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN 978-1-56512-990-0
I enjoyed this book, but the many typos were distracting.  Here are just a couple.
p. 145, 5th line, is should be it:
"...but here is was after noon...."
p. 151, 2nd line from the bottom, the word be (or some other word) is missing:
"...it would [be] good practice in meeting people...."

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

TINKERS by Paul Harding

Hardback
Bellevue Literary Press
ISBN 9781934137192
p. 119, 5th line, of off should be off of:
"...knock plates of off shelves or blow a door open...."
p. 149, 6th line of the 2nd paragraph, father is misspelled:
"...saw my faher speak with the Indian...."

Saturday, March 24, 2012

STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG by Kate Atkinson

Hardcover
Little, Brown and Company
ISBN 0316066745
p. 314, about halfway down the page, you should be your:
'"OK, OK,' he said. 'Keep you hair on.'"

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

SWAMPLANDIA! by Karen Russell

Hardback
Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN 0307276686
p. 75, 1st sentence of 2nd paragraph, departure is misspelled:
"One Saturday, four or five days after the Chief's depature, ...."

Sunday, February 5, 2012

A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Michael Cunningham

Paperback
Picador
ISBN 0312202318
p. 293, 7th paragraph, chose should be choose:
"I said, 'Do you think that ... Bobby will chose you?'"



Tuesday, December 27, 2011

WHAT IS LEFT THE DAUGHTER BY Howard Norman



Hardback
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 0547521820
p. 64, 5th line, whose should be the contraction who's:
"... he doesn't want to upset his uncle, whose been so generous."