Review: Good stories -- poor writing: read them anyway
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
Mr. Weil spins a good yarn. These books are very good stories. Unfortunately, Mr. Weil has not learned how to write.These stories are delivered as printed word, whether on paper or electronically, they are still printed word. The consumer reads the product. A decent author (decent, adequate, competent) must be decent/competent/adequate in the use of the language in which they write. Mr Weil's written product is not:A character looks at another "questionably." What is questionable about the way she looks at him? Is her look inappropriate? Or, does the author think he means "questioningly?"A character looks a a display "cryptically." What is cryptic about the way she looks at the display? Is she trying to conceal the way she sees the display?The author uses the word "even" instead of "ever."The author over-uses the word "spoke" instead of "said." "I like that spoke John." Give me a break. I would actually prefer "opined."These are great stories. I really enjoy them. But, the junk English the author foists on the reader is very distracting. It gets in my way and reduces my enjoyment.