tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post3867588122411371864..comments2023-12-24T06:55:07.570-05:00Comments on TheHappyNappyBookseller: Max Cassidy Paul AdamDorethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-7947303350760454912010-05-01T10:34:52.403-04:002010-05-01T10:34:52.403-04:00sorry it took me so long to get here and i'm g...sorry it took me so long to get here and i'm glad I did. This sounds like kind of book. The things you mention that were put together without enough though such as the name of the party would have gone over my head. I tend to skip that part when I read. My Bad!!!<br />I always enjoy your reviews and need to be better at letting you know and leaving a comment. I'll try hard to do so. thanks<br /><br />Jo Ann <br />BronzeWord Latino AuthorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-19460649562445876502010-04-03T15:17:09.117-04:002010-04-03T15:17:09.117-04:00I agree on the author's note.I agree on the author's note.Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-21048395982736472152010-04-02T18:39:06.437-04:002010-04-02T18:39:06.437-04:00Yes, Santo Domingo was the colonial name of what i...Yes, Santo Domingo was the colonial name of what is now the Dominican Republic. And since this isn't a pure fantasy (real countries mentioned), an author's note would have been especially helpful.Lyn Miller-Lachmannhttp://web.mac.com/lynmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-55715362881683872292010-04-02T18:28:47.696-04:002010-04-02T18:28:47.696-04:00Thanks for the correction on Puerto Rico's pol...Thanks for the correction on Puerto Rico's political party. <br /><br />I am really surprised the author wasn't required to include a fact guide at the end of the book.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-61330852958532645602010-04-02T13:33:28.062-04:002010-04-02T13:33:28.062-04:00Argh! You just wanted to get me ranting today, did...Argh! You just wanted to get me ranting today, didn't you, Doret?<br /><br />- I don't have citations here at work, but I'm pretty sure the colonial Dominican Republic was known as Santo Domingo, which makes it even worse. Even if it didn't occur to the author, how did the editor and copy editor let it through? Sure, it's always a challenge to come up with a name for a fake country, but plenty of authors have done it successfully - Madeleine L'Engle's fictional South American nation is Vespugia; Philip Pullman has used Razkavia in a couple of his books; Peter Dickinson has a few. <br /><br />And even if the author wasn't much for neologisms, there are plenty of other saints to choose from. (I think I tried to write about the country of San Cristobal once, but the story lacked other important things, like plot.)<br /><br />- The Puerto Rican party's Spanish name is actually Partido Popular Democrático. If he was going to rip off an existing party's name, was it too much to ask that he keep the same syntax?<br /><br />Rant over.<br /><br />- Sarah, who still has college papers she wrote about Puerto Rico's political systemSarah Rettgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00520851723152425929noreply@blogger.com