Review: The Empire's Corps
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2012
There are various reasons that make a book difficult to read - from lame story lines to cardboard characters to plot inconsistencies to poor writing.  However, nothing exasperates me more than the author who decides to alter standard fiction book format practices.  Look, I am willing to pay for a pleasurable read  so why publish a book in a format that makes reading a labor instead of a pleasure?  Such is the case with the `The Empire's Corps'.  The author adds a section break between each paragraph. Why, why, why?  The standard practice in fiction writing is to use the section break to alert the reader that one scene is ending and another is beginning.  It should not be used for any other reason than as a transition tool.  So, while this author may be very good, I became so annoyed at the section break between every paragraph that I quit reading.  Thank you Amazon for the free sample policy.