tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post491648267854545171..comments2023-08-20T04:09:27.352-04:00Comments on nomadreader: book review: Waiting for Robert Capa by Susana Fortesnomadreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-24069621815389140282011-09-29T12:56:27.946-04:002011-09-29T12:56:27.946-04:00I'm sorry the writing was such an issue for yo...I'm sorry the writing was such an issue for you since it seems like the book should have been something you really loved.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts as part of the tour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-9810332908249766672011-09-27T16:27:26.720-04:002011-09-27T16:27:26.720-04:00I couldn't even finish the book, so I am glad ...I couldn't even finish the book, so I am glad to see I am not the only one who had issues with the writing style!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-57373807326066823062011-09-27T13:56:50.347-04:002011-09-27T13:56:50.347-04:00I could see that these kinds of mistakes (especial...I could see that these kinds of mistakes (especially if you are teacher and hypersensitive to these types of things) could take you right out of the story.<br /><br />I imagine it is difficult to translate a book and capture the spirit of the original but still make it work in the new language.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-25771755527755537422011-09-27T13:00:56.149-04:002011-09-27T13:00:56.149-04:00Mmm, nope! I could probably not handle those types...Mmm, nope! I could probably not handle those types of annoying writing issues. I'm always curious, too, whether it's a writing or translation issue.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-77715045055299240702011-09-27T12:32:41.087-04:002011-09-27T12:32:41.087-04:00I'm starting this one later this week; I'v...I'm starting this one later this week; I've a terrible grasp of grammar so we'll see if I notice and am bothered as much although I do find I get frustrated with problematic translations. Just read a Danish book that felt off to me, and I'm not sure if it was the translation or the story.Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-23001833561349767962011-09-27T10:08:20.573-04:002011-09-27T10:08:20.573-04:00I would probably have been yanking out handfuls of...I would probably have been yanking out handfuls of hair when reading this one, so I can understand where it would have bothered you. I also wonder if it was just a matter of bad translation, or if it was the author's intent to phrase things in such an awkward way. I am sorry this one didn't work out for you.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-17847914851905931072011-09-27T07:42:40.159-04:002011-09-27T07:42:40.159-04:00Oh how disappointing! Those kinds of things bother...Oh how disappointing! Those kinds of things bother me too and will take me away from the story.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-29612226750179380332011-09-27T06:48:48.094-04:002011-09-27T06:48:48.094-04:00I am reading a translated book right now (Kafka on...I am reading a translated book right now (Kafka on the Shore) and am having language issues with it. Kafka doesn't have any erroneous word usage, unless you consider using Dollar instead of Yen when the setting is Japan! But the language is just not lit fiction worthy, I'm not sure how else to describe it. I sometimes feel like I'm reading a YA book and not literary fiction. I can see that I'll struggle with the same thing in the Robert Capa book - I have a crazy tendency to proofread as I read.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.com