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."

Friday, December 16, 2011

WHAT IS THE WHAT by Dave Eggers



Hardback
McSweeney's
ISBN 1932416641
p. 90, last sentence of the 4th paragraph, than should be that:
"Later I would learn than he was cut into six parts...."
p. 173, middle of the 2nd paragraph, the word there is repeated:
"...but all of the Dinka on the bus were sure that there they would be safe there...."
p. 241, last sentence of the 3rd paragraph, the words those of are repeated:
"...and those of those of the Eleven were addressed."
P. 294, 6th line, known as or called should be removed:
"... he came to be known as called Commander Secret...."
p. 297, about halfway down the page, other or others should be removed, and busy needs to be removed:
"... because that boy busy was ostensibly cooking for the other eleven others."
p. 316, 9th line, that should be than:
"... it was startling and far more beautiful that I thought possible."
p. 467, 3rd paragraph, the word of should be a:
"... a facility designed for of third of that number."
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

MR. PEANUT by Adam Ross

Hardback
Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN 9780307270702
These are just a few examples of the many blunders in this book.
p. 15, about halfway down the page, the word you is missing:
"'I mean, how do [you] let yourself get like that?'"
p. 17, about halfway down, the word a is missing:
"On a small island there was [a] kiosk where people checked in... ."
p. 197, about 1/3 of the way down the page, should or could should be removed:
"Or how she should could push his pants to the floorboard... ."