crinklepop
crinklepop t1_j18znxs wrote
Reply to comment by sjsmac in What do you care about in a book? by pw_librarian
I've read books with non-standard punctuation for purely stylistic reasons and found that a bit annoying/pretentious. I read Hotel World by Ali Smith recently though and it abuses all sorts of punctuation and type-setting rules beautifully! It's done playfully, artfully and with purpose, so I loved it.
crinklepop t1_j9iwdl6 wrote
Reply to comment by okiegirl22 in We need more annotated books in the world by mankieblanx
I find my own annotations distracting when I’m rereading a book! I only annotate cheap paperbacks for uni and I’ve one or two novels I’ll eventually replace with unflagged/scribbled on copies because I just want to reread the stories.
Even professional annotations are sometimes annoying. Sometimes they’re really helpful but Ive come across a handful which spoil later parts of the book. Why?!