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[pepper_field]

*cries* Valhalla (Stargate novel #14), you are keeeeeeeeeeeelling me

Comments

[magnavox_23]

lol! Very good points, but by the time I got around to reading Valhalla, I was netless and needed a Stargate fix, so I soldiered on. :P Skimming through the Jonas parts won't take away from the story.

(btw, there are 2 new SG-1 novels available for pre-order!)

[pepper_field]

See, sadly for this book, I have the internets. And it's not just the Jonas parts that are hopelessly under-edited - it's the whole damn thing, IMO.

(And yes, yay! I'm forcing myself to get through this one so I feel justified in buying the next. *g*)

[ziparumpazoo]

You should re-mix it, only with Sam demonstrating Viking relationships by clearing the boardroom table of laptops, writing instruments, and beverage mugs with a sweep of her arm, while she leans Jack over and unbuttons...

... what?

[julimond1402]

You should re-mix it

All for THAT idea!!

[pepper_field]

*g* Your wish is my command.

[rdamel]

Thank you so much for prompting Pepper to write that hilarious story!

Melissa M.

[dtissagirl]

Oh dear God. I read Valhalla last month, and while I did like the storyline, the fact that every single thing EVER is described to its teeny tiny detail made me groan A LOT. Poor Jonas surely deserved a better written book!

[pepper_field]

Yeah, I don't so much have a problem with the plot, so far - it's just that it's crawling... along... at... a... snail's... pace.........

Poor ol' Jonas. It's not even set when he was on SG-1 (although by the cover, I thought it was).

[sharp2799]

Reminds me of an urban fantasy novel I read, the 4th in a series, when two of the characters got married. The damned wedding was described in such mind-numbing detail, I felt that I had been there and without getting the salmon plate.

Sounds like a better editor was needed, someone to trim the fat while diplomatically telling the author their baby is boring as hell.

[lolmac]

Can I volunteer? I can be very diplomatic, and I have a chainsaw!

[sharp2799]

Good editors are ALWAYS needed! I've been an editor for years and one of the articles I wrote for a magazine made me cringe when it came out in print. They mangled one sentence and introduced spelling errors so I can't use it as a clip. Grrrrr....

[pepper_field]

Hee. Yes, basically that's it - it needs someone to go through and strike out the unnecessary pages (and don't think I'm not tempted to do just that). I mean, this book would be about a quarter of the size, if they did - but at least it'd be snappier.

[holdouttrout]

Oh, lord. REALLY?

[pepper_field]

Oh god yes. I mean, I'm only a quarter of the way through, though - it may get better. *shrug*