Excellent reading but poorly edited
935605
This book came highly recommended, and it did not disappoint on substance, although I found the Kindle edition to be very poorly edited/proofread.  There were frequent typos, spelling mistakes, missing or duplicative words, and once what looked like a random partial sentence inserted in the middle of an unrelated paragraph. For a book that has been in print for so long, that was disappointing.
3926114
This book is well-researched and a real page turner. However, I kept getting distracted by the numerous copy errors throughout...sometimes as many as one per page. I can't imagine taking the time and effort to write a book and then not bothering to have someone proofread it. In addition to simple grammatical errors there were sentences like this:  "Yes give sit free lift equivalent flying downhill." This is not a mistake an English-speaking human writer would make. I suspect at least parts of the book (as are many online news articles these days) were written by AI. Nothing wrong with that, but please hire a proofreader to correct such obvious errors.

If you are interested in the subject, I would definitely recommend the book. I'm hoping the author makes updates/fixes to the text of this otherwise enjoyable book.
2727210
I recently discovered that my Grandfather came from the Carpathian region. Just like the characters in the book, his family immigrated to Penn. in the early 1900s and worked in the coal mines. This book was a wonderful way to 'experience' what it must have been like for those families. I am truly grateful that Mr. Karas took the time to research and write this book. He did a nice job bringing the story to life. Well done!

However, I only gave it 4 stars because the book clearly was not well edited. I found numerous incorrect usage of words like 'loose' when it should have been 'lose' and 'bellow' when he mean 'below'. The author seems to write well, so the fact that so many editorial errors got into a published book is perplexing.
1848447
Very entertaining read, and an honest, accurate portrayal of life in the minor leagues.  Terrible editing, however, as there are numerous errors throughout the book.  Words that are wrong, or missing altogether, commas in the wrong place, etc.  Let's hope the author, publisher, or editor takes the time to do the work before the next edition so the reader doesn't have to figure out what was meant as he goes.
4273793
This is a great story, very interesting, with good information.  BUT the editing is horrible.  There is current event info that was shoved into the newest edition without any adjustment to the rest of the story.  And an entire chapter that, although very interesting (and would make a good book on it's own), goes nowhere.
838701
I think the book is wonderful, the story engaging.  However, there are so many transcription or spelling or editing errors it makes me quite frustrated.  Double l's become d's constantly for example.  The original books are fine, your process is not.
1248875
Beware that the Kindle version of this book contains numerous grammatical and stylistic errors that make it difficult to read at times.  That being said, it was a worthwhile read and taught many things through primary sources, which is refreshing.
2839734
All in all the book was a humorous, entertaining read.  Not really a book that I would typcially read but I enjoyed it from cover to cover.  The only real problem that I had with the book was the horrifically poor editing and/or proof reading that went in to this book before being published; (and I'm not really that picky when it comes to stuff like this - everyone makes mistakes or misses something here or there).  But there were just too many errors to over look in this book.  I mean when I have to go back and reread a sentence several times to figure out that a mispelled word is what caused the confusion - oops - then someone missed something critical.  Numerous times sentences were repeated back to back, words were left out or mispelled, and they were obvious errors - so for that I take issue with the publication.  But the story, the author - excellent, enjoyable, entertaining read all the way through.  So read it for the story and you will not regret it.
2567061
This is a really great story, well researched and interesting.
Unfortunately the Kindle edition is really poorly translated/edited, which makes it frustrating to read.
3945416
I am really enjoying the story, and the characters.  They are definitely on a par with the previous books in this series. But...the editing leaves a lot to be desired, and is rather spoiling an excellent book.  Sentences that are choppy, or don't make sense.  Incorrect words, or a word missing, such as "did" instead of "didn't".  I've only read about a third of the book and frequently finding myself re-reading a sentence to figure out what it should have said.  Irritating, but the story is so good I will ignore the errors and finish the book.  I believe the author should have some serious words with her publisher for allowing such poor quality editing.
3279949
Despite being poorly edited with a lot of typo's the book is well researched and a great read.
4285737
Great book!  Wonderful story!  Needs better editing.
4808791
This was an excellent story and I would have given it 5 stars except for the poor editing. There were numerous errors in word use and spelling, mixed tenses within a sentence, missing punctuation and skipped words.
1990955
This story in three parts is really an excellent story that kept me busy almost from start to finish.  I'd love to give it the five stars it deserves, but the editing was very poor, particularly in the last part.  Too many misspelled words, poorly written sentences, and mixed up names, made it tedious and negatively affected the flow of the story.  Character development was passing, but description of the locations and the effects of the entities on the humans involved was excellent!
277417
A lack of professional editing was distracting (misspelled words, word repetition and punctuation errors). However, the content was interesting and well written. In spite of the lack of editing, the book was an enjoyable read.
4825305
This book is wonderfully fun to read, as it is full of the author's pithy comments on the men and their airplanes. However, those same comments rather undermine the book's value as history, if that's what you're looking for. It's difficult to believe all the conversations printed here as literally word for word actually occurred. Also, the book is terribly edited, full of errors in spelling. Even so, I can imagine my younger self reading and enjoying this book very much!
4609093
I finished this book the same weekend that the riots in Britain were happening, making it even more relevant.  Great story and characterizations; the only negative was the extremely poor editing.  Punctuation a complete loss; words left out and characters misidentified.  Here's hoping Mr. Norris gets the editor he deserves next time!