Just being able to see the text! I have unusual
problems with my vision, so an older paperback where the pages have yellowed
are difficult because of the lowered contrast between text and background, as
are some where the publisher used a smaller than average font. One way to get
around the issue is to read large print books, which my library as well as the
others in our network are great about buying. Sometimes I go with an e-reader
so I can make the font larger as well as adjust the contrast, but I'm limited
as to what I can get at my library and I hate to pay for books. Audio books
aren't a solution because they actually put me to sleep!
Weird gunk inside the book. Gross! Since most of what I
read are library books, sometimes people leave bookmarks or other flat things
in the book. But a globber of mud or grass? Something that looks like smeared
blood? Ain't nobody got time for that!
Dust covers. They're pretty and they help save the
book. But they tear and crease. Libraries put the protective cover on them,
which is kind of funny if you think about putting protection on something that
is also protection. However, real people don't, so when I borrow from a friend
I live in fear of messing it up. I put the dust cover somewhere out of all
reach while I'm reading.
Big formatting problems. Not just a lower case where it
should be upper, but entire paragraphs copied and repeated, or indenting some
paragraphs but not others.
Misuse of English conventions. In the last couple of
years I've started questioning if publishers use copy editors anymore. These
aren't typos, or using the vernacular in dialog, just biggies like run on
sentences and misuse of prepositions, which I notice most often.
It's fun to read about what riles up other people, so stop
by The Bold and the Bookish to see what they have to say. What is your top
book-related peeve?
Do you ever leave the dust jacket on the shelf to "safe the spot" for your book? I do that!
ReplyDeleteGrr, argh! I meant "save the spot".
ReplyDeleteI love and hate dust jackets for those exact reasons. I always take mine off whenever I'm reading a hard cover book because I really don't want to ruin it in any way.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I'm never quite sure what to do with my dust jackets.
ReplyDeleteKrystianna @ Downright Dystopian
Now that I have aging eyes, I find it difficult to read smaller print, which is why I love reading on the Kindle or listening to an audiobook.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to my TTT for the week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2015/02/top-ten-tuesday-ten-book-related.html
Hmm, I feel like editors leave author a lot of liberty, considering, because some sentences I read are not always making sense. Hmm :// And some metaphors you're like whaaat?
ReplyDeleteEwwww! The gunk inside the book is the worst!
ReplyDeleteI agree about audiobooks putting you to sleep. I tried listening to The Notebook, but the reader's voice was so slow and articulated with the North Carolina accent zzz
ReplyDeletelol, weird gunk, yes! I once found a spider smashed into the front of a book at the library. Needless to say, I did not take it home with me. ;)
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