LitteBrother2 is a senior at an Ivy League University, and he and his girlfriend, whom I will call Diez, were monumentally helpful when it came to reading my proposal and making sure that it still fell in line with how college students in the latter half of the 00’s would behave. (I was a college student in the late nineties/turn of the millenium, and now, from what I can tell, we’ve got more internet, different movies, and cell phones). Anyway, I sent them an ARC, and today I received the following feedback:
Hey,I got the ARC and it looks great. Started to read it but the threat at the end of the introduction (1) kind of scared me so I opted to not "turn the
page". When Diez is around to protect me I'll read further =). I'm joking of course. I'm 100+ pages in and it is a pretty fast read (big font....a huge fan).(2) My only complaint is you used the word "rigamarole" like 4 times already (3) and for those people out there that bombed the verbal side of the SAT's...well, your basically just rubbing it in our face. Anyway I was very excited to get the book and so far i think its great. I'll give it to Diez as soon as I'm done.In conclusion, big font, good writing, interesting plot and those nice little lists that break up the pages and go over possible options (actuaries love lists) (4)are all good. Added trips to www.dictionary.com, bad.
LB2
P.S. Seriously, you couldn't use the word "complicated" or "confusing" in one those cases!
(1) Nothing like starting out a book with a threat to people who try to read it!
(2) Perfectly normal 12 point font. I’m afraid of his text books.
(3) Three times in the whole text, twice in the first hundred pages.
(4) LB2 is an actuary, Lord love him.
Seriously, though, LB2 is not the biggest novel-reader in the world, and he not only read my book, but he thinks it’s good! How exciting is that?
Oh, that reminds me. Must get LB1’s new address from Mom and get him a copy. There are no spaceships in it, but I hope he’ll forgive me for that.
January 29th, 2006 at 9:21 am
Aren’t brothers just the BEST? I mean my LB2 was in the hospital this week, nearly not making it (as you know) and one of his first questions to me as I was visiting him was, “aren’t you on deadline? How’s the book?”
Love him with all my heart and soul, that guy.
I loved your LB2’s comment about dictionary.com. All kidding aside, I love your word choices and of course, such fits perfectly with your heroine/protagonist. He’ll have to muddle through!
January 29th, 2006 at 11:59 am
When discussing my book with my LB (only 1 for me), his first question was, “What’s the body count?” Guess I’ll have to kill someone off to get him to read my books prepublication.
Shannon
January 29th, 2006 at 1:29 pm
I’ve always wanted an OB. I have an LB and all I basically want to do with him is beat him up.
Cindy
January 29th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
LOL…great review! I think my OB (no LB here) would be shocked and horrified to read my stories. *eg*
Marley = )
January 29th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Yay for LB’s that read your book and love it!