I've read the post re: broken books and still don't get it. I think some of it is subjective and some of it is semantics. A book works or doesn't work for a writer or reader (or editor, I guess, too).
Personally, I don't like using the word "broken" in that context. If it's my book/ms, I prefer to think that something's not working and I need to figure out why. I keep the focus on that point or place where I feel things stop working. To me, a standstill doesn't mean something's broken, only that it stopped for the moment. Sure, I'll say I had to fix something, which implies something broken, but again, it's just semantics what we call things. Which might be why not everyone understands what's meant when someone uses the word.
When I read, it doesn't matter if a book works or not, only if I'm liking it. A book can work fine but if I'm not enjoying it, there's no point in continuing to torture myself with it. ;)
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Date: 2006-05-11 01:15 am (UTC)Personally, I don't like using the word "broken" in that context. If it's my book/ms, I prefer to think that something's not working and I need to figure out why. I keep the focus on that point or place where I feel things stop working. To me, a standstill doesn't mean something's broken, only that it stopped for the moment. Sure, I'll say I had to fix something, which implies something broken, but again, it's just semantics what we call things. Which might be why not everyone understands what's meant when someone uses the word.
When I read, it doesn't matter if a book works or not, only if I'm liking it. A book can work fine but if I'm not enjoying it, there's no point in continuing to torture myself with it. ;)