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What's your pet hate in books?

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deweydell · 17/02/2007 14:38

Mine is when the writer foreshadows the action to come like when they say 'she crossed the road carrying her little dog who will get run over by a car in two years time'.

Anyone?

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Wheelybug · 17/02/2007 15:33

sequels of classics written by someone else.

Wheelybug · 17/02/2007 15:33

sequels where they try and fill in what happened in previous books by adding it in to the characters' conversations which usually ends up sounding really wooden.

Wheelybug · 17/02/2007 15:32

long chapters.

Mellowma · 17/02/2007 15:30

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PinkTulips · 17/02/2007 15:16

going ott on the detail..... i mean a bit of detail is necessary but i'm talking about 'she walked into the kitchen' followed by 2 pages describing the kitchen in minute detail.

MrsSpoon · 17/02/2007 15:11

Tiny text.

Molesworth · 17/02/2007 14:53

poor indexing

lack of proofreading

franca70 · 17/02/2007 14:51

paulo coehlo

Molesworth · 17/02/2007 14:50

american paperbacks - always look shoddy

FluffyMummy123 · 17/02/2007 14:49

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Molesworth · 17/02/2007 14:49

books that have been made into a film and republished with photo from film on cover

FluffyMummy123 · 17/02/2007 14:47

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franca70 · 17/02/2007 14:46

I know what you mean deweydell

Scootergirl · 17/02/2007 14:44

Books where you don't like anyone at all

Molesworth · 17/02/2007 14:44

yes chick lit here too - those covers are an immediate turn off

although i did enjoy bridget jones but it stopped there

FluffyMummy123 · 17/02/2007 14:38

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