The Typo Generation Is Damaging Literature
A critic details numerous typos and editing errors in Percival Everett's novel "The Trees," including missing punctuation, formatting mistakes, and potentially missing chapters. The author argues these flaws disrupt immersion and reflect a broader "Typo Generation" trend of declining editorial standards in contemporary literature.
Key signals
- 01Second edition contains approximately 20 typos despite Booker Prize shortlist status
- 02Errors include missing commas, dialogue formatting issues, and possible missing chapters
- 03Critic links mistakes to wider decline in literary editing standards
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On Percival Everett’s ‘The Trees’ and the Problem with Today’s Books
— metropolitanreview.org
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