You’ve been recommended a “great,” “sexy,” “fun,” “alluring” book! Awesome, you think! You buy the book, you find a comfy place in your home, and then open the book.
Well, when you’re not even 50 pages into it and you’re enjoying the story, but you’ve noticed or even questioned a few things — this means that it’s not written correctly, not did they have a good editor!
I started the book “Fifty Shades of Grey,” (don’t forget about its trilogy: HERE), a few days ago on my iPad, and then I bought a copy for my hubby, (which I’ll be writing about his outlook on it once he’s finished with it). Before he stated I saw a few mistakes, and while I’m not an expert, but I think that a lot of people who are reading the book and giving great reviews don’t care about the writing. One my husband read the first chapter, he said that he wanted to “take a red pen to it!” I don’t blame him. This leads me to today’s blog post!
HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU IS GOOD WRITING VS. A GOOD BOOK WITHOUT GOOD WRITING?
Since I’m now working with editors, I’ve started to think like them — Why think this, Why say this, and Does this make sense? When I was younger, I didn’t pay much attention to grammar or thoughts, but since I’ve grown, it’s all that I pay attention to when I read! For fun, I’m reading “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the book that everyone is talking about (yes, I might be wanting a thrill). I’m sixty-five pages into it, and I’ve been wanting to take a red pen to it myself, like my hubby! Oh, my gosh! If I didn’t have to have read six (yes, 6) chapters before anything happens, then I wouldn’t care so much, because action would be happening. I’ve even considered not finishing this book! With exceptional reviews, is it just about the book? Probably so! If the writing was graded, I bet it’d get a 1 out of 5 stars, (read my review for “Fifty Shades of Grey” that will be coming soon)!
My question to you is do you prefer books written with bad writing and the story is good, or do you get through it and read a book because of its storyline?