Well, the edited version of this book is sure lost...
921585
Wow. It's like Chanda Hahn had this conversation with her editor:
.......
...oh no. Sorry. I'm pretty sure she didn't have an editor. :/
In honor of that, I decided to skip editing with this review.
The Good:
//The premise/set up/background story that made the Lost Boys secret experiments is actually a fantastic idea
The Bad:
//Her characters are basically the same characters from her other books(Underland/Iron Butterfly/Unfortunate Fairy Tale):
girl is super sweet and super strong willed but really somewhat idiotic and helpless(hey, how else can the boy rescue her?). boy is somewhat of a bad/tough/mysterious/not-really-sure-what-he-is boy(jks all round--he's super sweet and sensitive and totally insta-loving/stalking helping said sweet girl, although for her "safety" he really can't give her any pertinent info that might convince her to trust him/behave in a careful manner). oh, and sidekick girl is really pretty and basically life-long bf/"secret" admirer of said boy, but for some weird and unexplained reason boy doesn't like her instead of main girl. Oh wait. That's right. sidekick girl is snarky, not sweet--my mistake!
The Ugly:
//insta-love(yay! can always use some more of that goodness right? but wait, no, they knew each other when they were like 12/13 years old and its beside the point that it's been 5 years since they've seen each other and they totally don't recognize each other when they meet again/stars collide)
//the mess that was supposed to be some sort of chase/kidnapping/dying scene(maybe???)
//the totally confusing tangle of unresolved issues(er wait, were they resolved? no one knows!) that is the ending of this book and which probably sums up this review.
2010171
The story is great. However, this version is missing the Word of Explanation which sets up the whole story. My son was reading this for school and - not knowing the section was missing - was completely lost for understanding. After reading the whole book, and trying to discuss the story with him, we made the horrible discovery that this edition was missing this critical piece. Make sure you buy a complete edition and not this one.
1927717
This is a very poorly edited copy of the original. Filled with many typos, etc.  I wish I could have found a better copy since this is a gift.
1437908
Despite the horrible editing, this was a good book.
2453748
This review is for the quality of the HARDCOVER version released by Filiquarian Publishing, LLC, 2007.  And a lousy job they did.  Luckily I'm still in my return window.

Today I went to used book store to find the Suzkuki's Essays and stumbled across a used version of this book published by Grove Weidenfeld 1960.

The Filiquarian Pub. version doesn't have:
* The illustrations or Plates
* A detailed table of contents
* The original editor's notes that says:  "All references to the Author's `Essays in Zen Buddhism,' Series One and Two, and to his `Introduction to Zen Buddhism' are to the second edition of these works, published in `The Complete Works of D.T. Suzuki'."
* "The Thundering Silence of Vimalakirti" which appears on the 1960 edition just before the first chapter, possibly because it was wrapped around a graphic.

Further publisher flaws:
* They misspelled the "Suzuki" on the cover of the book, "Sukuki."
* The footnotes have been converted to endnotes for the "short section" not the end of the chapter so they are close.  BUT they are in the same typeface as the rest of the text.  They are wrapped in square brackets but that doesn't help much when footnotes can be several paragraphs long.  This took a bit to figure out. It's as if someone scanned the original and didn't bother to correctly do the footnotes or printed out a "Kindle" version for hardcover.

I haven't finished comparing the two copies so I don't know what else is missing or screwed up.

Publisher-wise this book is travesty.  Search for a used copy if you need this or look into the paperback version from BiblioBazaar available from Amazon.  NOTE I haven't looked at that version but this hardcover is just ... bad.
2052885
The letter "j" is missing in the Kindle version. That's why there are numerous funny entries like "ob ects" instead of objects, "ust" instead of just. There is no excuse for this editing error of cosmic proportions. Kindle should correct this, including my Kindle copy of this book.
3610762
Ridiculously poor editing. The first chapter is called Chapter Two. Really? There is no table of contents telling what kinds of recipes are where, and frankly, the recipes themselves are presented in a sloppy, jumbled manner with little sense of groupings by food type. I hope that the recipes are better than the medium that they were presented in--I couldn't find a recipe to try. Truly sloppy. I'm horrified that anyone thought this was press-ready.
3993038
I have loved this series for at least 25 years when I had discovered it on a dusty back shelf in a tiny library. I was so excited to find it on Kindle but now I am extremely sad. The editing is terrible. It is hard to get lost in the story when trying to translate the horrible spelling and breaks. Oh, please, please, redo this! I beg you. This copy is such a disservice.
967273
It seems disjointed in spots as if editing cut out pieces that would have helped the story make more sense.
2622714
This book need to be removed from availability and fixed before release to the public. There are many red line edits that still appear in the released edition.  A lot!

jklobucher@frontier.com
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.
3855982
This is an abridged version, well done, but completely missing the beauty of the original. I stopped reading and got the full book, also from Amazon.
724265
This IS NOT the original version- it has been stripped of several chapters.
I love Dr. Dolittle, but this book has been modified to appease the PC police. BOO!

This version is missing the chapters "The Black Prince" and "Medicine and Magic".

They did it to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and have done the same thing to Dr. Dolittle.
210663
This book is either incomplete or the chapters are broken up and not true to the original.  My son had an assignment to read The Swiss Family Robinson but he frequently ran into questions asked of him that were not mentioned in the book at all. After he finished chapter 21 we were left scratching our heads when he had assignments to read up to chapter 44.  It was then that we realized this is not the original version.  I can only assume it's an extremely trimmed down version and closer to a Cliffs Notes.  It would be nice if this was stated in the description of this version.
4173606
I give this 2 stars because it is the work of St. Louis de Montfort but unfortunately the editors of this edition have felt that they know better than the author. The section numbers, which in the original are very helpful in finding particularly topics have been omitted. Probably the greatest shortcoming is the complete eliminations of St. Louis de Montfort's instructions for a 33 day preparation for his consecration to Mary. He gives very specific recommendations for scriptures, chapters in Imitation of Christ, and sections in True Devotion, as well as prayers to be said during this preparation period. These have been eliminated in favor of a very generalized "recommended readings".
I am always amazed by those who think they know better than the Saint who wrote the original.
I would not recommend this edition to anyone but suggest that you try to find one that is true to St. de Montfort's original.
2589156
This has been mentioned before but I feel it's important to reiterate: this version is incomplete and abridged. The problem is not with Amazon's labeling of the product but rather with the publisher. The claim that this book is 'complete and unabridged' is completely erroneous. This edition clocks in at about half the length of what it should be.

With that being being said it's a fine translation with helpful additional materials (book summaries, explanatory notes, character descriptions) and is suitable for a reader looking to get the story without reading a lot of extraneous information. If you're looking for a complete and unabridged edition, however, DO NOT buy this copy.
1786902
I will never understand publishers who release a nice hardcover edition without putting the least effort toward editing.  This edition is riddled with spelling errors, grammatical errors, and basic formatting errors.  It lacks footnotes or endnotes.  The content is great, and the title essay is a must-read, but the rest of the speeches seem to have been transcribed either by someone who lacks even a high school education, or someone who lacks English fluency.  The tells lie amongst the failure to accurately transcribe basic English idiomatic expressions or grammar.  The following examples are some of the great instances of word salad you'll  find in this edition:

"this estimate most also include"
"[the average overseas soldier] knows now that he was merely a poem in a game"
"How will he might fare should he to lucky enough to return"
"As far a wealth and properties are concerned"

These were taken from a mere 20 page section.  I could comb the rest of the book for more examples, but I think you get the picture of the effort that was put into editing this edition.