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<From The Wall, Friday, March 21, 2008 >
BZHAnne, hurled To Propose to a Prince against The Wall.
The reasons were:
As some of you know, I have a "thing" about historical inaccuracies in my historical romances. But this one takes the cake.
The hero is comparing the heroine to, better sit down for this one:
Michaelangelo's MONA LISA!
HELLOOOOH! Did none of these people ever hear of a dude named Leonardo daVinci?
Deborah Raleigh, the author, failed to catch it, her editor failed to catch it, the proofreader failed to catch it, the printer failed to catch it. How many other publishing houses are harboring fugitives from the public school UNeducation system?
The rest of the story was too formulaic, the hero was another in a long line of stubborn dunces, the heroine was so stiff with misplaced pride one couldn't feel really synpathetic toward her plight and the whole premise was too far-fetched for my willing suspension of disbelief to suspend a thread, much less this unsatisfactory wall banger. *sigh*
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Clare added:
I totally agree w/ you BZHAnne! There seems to be a terminal case of laziness when it comes to editing books!
Lesli added:
Trust me, it happens in all genres. In "Insomnia" the great Stephen King had a car throw a "tie rod" in the engine.
Uh, engines don't HAVE tie rods, they have connecting rods. Tie rods are suspension pieces. So someone as rich and famous as SK couldn't take the time to go to his mechanic and have him look it over!
Raine added:
Oh my god! I think I just died when I read that someone can write "Michaelangelo's MONA LISA" in a book and it still got published. Didn't anyone catch that?
Zara added:
Enough to make the reader grit her teeth.
What's happened with lack of fact-checking these lately? I recently read one that described Rudolph Valentino as a star of the 1930s. Impossible, of course - Valentino died in 1926. His funeral caused an infamous mob scene. Surely I can't be the only one who has heard of it?
The point is, it's easy enough to check if you're not sure. And the editorial department should be able to pick out bigger mistakes (such as, da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa).
BZHAnne added:
editorial change.
Apologies. I got the title wrong. The book is "Bedding the Baron". That'll teach me to read three or four at once.
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