Where was the editor??
929748
This book has a sheer raw gripping power that takes hold of you, drags you in and under, into a world that seems absolutely alien to middle-class Whites like myself. It lets you peek over the shoulder and into the mindset of Rudy, a middle-aged tribal cop on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Unfortunately, it does so in a language whose pubertal vulgarity doesn't quite fit a man in his 40s.

While the book has passages that I find hauntingly beautiful (the Deer People, to name just one), it also has a fair share of redundancies, suffers from an overuse of adjectives and - most of all - from a point-of-view that oscillates wildly between third person limited and third person omniscient. I often found myself wondering whose eyes I was looking through, so to speak: Rudy's as an adult? Rudy's as a teenager? Somebody else's? Whose?

Inspite of its shortcomings, I very much enjoyed "Skins". Louis is a talented storyteller. He deserves - needs - a better editor, though!
3068065
I'm still struggling through this book - having a very hard time with writing I can only describe as awful.  Is this someone's PhD thesis from a third rate program?  Were there no competent editors around to help this poor soul structure this information clearly?  Is it a bad translation of a clumsy tome by someone who doesn't understand English sentence structure and grammar? I find myself mentally editing almost every sentence which does not make for a pleasant reading experience.  I was thinking maybe this thing was self published so maybe there was no editor - but no, there's a paperback version. Somebody should be fired for that level of incompetence. I was also wondering who published this thing since they will obviously publish anything.

And what is up with all the five star ratings?  Standards, people!!

At least it wasn't expensive.
2168121
I'll revise this review when I get past the 40 or so pages I've read so far, but may I ask, was there NO EDITOR involved in this ebook for Kindle?  I've found missing words, excess words and author's instructions to herself - something I've not seen before in a Grace Burrowes book.  Someone needs to be ashamed.  Ms. Burrowes deserves better.
1876040
The premise behind the book was good...could have been executed much, much better.  Mid-point in the book I began to feel as if the book was actually written by 2 different people.  Numerous, needless run-on sentences (example: a paragraph measuring 3.5 inches only had 2 sentences), typos etc etc.

This book desperately needed an editor - not friendly beta reviewers!!  Made me wonder if anyone had actually read the entire book prior to publication.

This is the last work by MJ Duncan I care read.
181216
WOW...as long as we waited for this to come and get this type of work from a well known author was very disappointing. I don't understand why these editors can't get it together  before publishing a book. There is no way that a book should have been released with the amount of errors that took place in this book. Can't say it was rushed because we've been waiting for a while. It wasn't like small things either, there were errors from the beginning of the book to the end...the characters in the wrong place, typos and I kept trying to figure out if Antionette had twins or a son...I was waiting the anticipation of this book and this could have easily been 5 stars.  If your in need of a proffer hit me up, I've been in the clerical field over 30 years and errors catch my eyes instantly by nature.  A good read but bad editing.
2904025
Did anyone edit this book before it went to print? There are so many grammatical errors it's tough to read. This author thinks a lot of herself. The thought of her interviewing her friends husbands was trashy. You might learn a new trick or two but I would save your money.
434571
Was this book  edited? There are so many errors  information on one page conflicts with info in a box on the next; the beginning of chapter two repeats a paragraph and fails to complete the next one.  And I'm just beginning chapter two.  There's clearly a problem  either the authors failed to review the proofs, or the editor fell asleep on the job.
805808
There were so many typos or grammatical errors.  I wonder if anybody proof read the final draft before it hit the presses?!?  Read easily if not for that.
3757633
Not a bad story. Likeable characters. But where the heck was the editor? There were so many grammatical errors and typos that I found myself not only distracted but angry. Does this author have so little regard for readers who have paid for her book that she sees no need to treat them with respect? Just one example, repeated multiple times: "passed" instead of "past." This was my first book by this author, and my last.
4378815
I am nearly done reading the book.  There are so many typos and duplicated paragraphs!  It is like they released a draft and forgot about creating a final edit.  For the money it costs to get this book, I expect the editor/author to at least try.
549443
It was a nice story but who does the editing? Grammatical errors all over the place and at the end it keeps saying Jake was saving jake! Like reading my 11 year Oldsmobile essay!
3026001
This isn't about the contents of the book so much as how the writers were or weren't consulted about this.  Was every writer included in this book paid properly for it?  Did the editor get their permission to reprint their articles here?  I'm not hearing good things about this from former Creem writers and editors.
4835429
Only one issue - WHO THE HELL PROOFREAD THIS BOOK ?  Crawling with errors - spelling, ww, tense, case.  3 or 4 errors on EVERY PAGE.

I'd be interested in finding out if the print edition was as bad.
3141011
One thing I would suggest is the author fire their editor.  Way too many typos. Spend the extra money, your readers are worth it.
1692295
So 75% into the book and I was impressed..."good editing, 3 errors, not bad!"
*load sound effects for tires skidding* as my kindle is showing 80% read. Yeah, apparently the editor quit.

The sentences stopped making sense, words were not spelled correctly or the author was now using a different language, and the story was making drastic shifts. Maybe the editor just went mad.

Overall, my review is a simple warning to people like me, the book has a bad ending, unless it was left to make a sequel... authors seemed to forget to notify us sometimes *insert any image of a human being shaking their head, and then putting their face in their hands, and making a slow dramatic walk away*

Okay I am back, Editing is key, and I am told it was fixed. I will further review the new addition once I read it.
3991904
Seriously, who edits this s***? Obviously someone who does not know the difference between too & to, there & their etc. Good story ruined by spelling and grammar errors. Too many Kindle books w/ errors and inaccuracies
1559988
I agree that this work should have been edited.  At first I thought the errors were for effect because this is a journal supposedly, but there are so many.  You can't even argue that it is a journal because journals don't usually contain so many direct quotes of exact conversations and the entries are usually dated and much more brief.  The coarse humor I believe is aimed at a certain audience.  I found it amusing and the characters were somewhat well developed but more of the main characters need work, especially Mike's children.  I liked the action and if you can get around a sloppily or even possibly un- edited work of fiction this might be for you.  I agree that this book should have been scrutinized much more than it was before I paid my money for it.  I will be wary of anything else Amazon has to offer from now on.  This author has potential but he needs to hire an EDITOR!!!!