also, ARCs
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psocopteraOn a completely different topic: how different, typically, is an ARC from the final published book? I got an ARC of Tamora Pierce's _Mastiff_ (because my mom is awesome) (and yes ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cereph, I'm sending it to you next) and it was mostly SPOILERS really good, I was way more into the main plot than I have been in a Tamora Pierce novel in a while (don't get me wrong, I love them, but I'm often more into the characters than the plot), but there were a few things in it that just... didn't make sense. Also a relatively high typo rate, but I expected that; are continuity errors something that are typically still being fixed after an ARC goes out? I guess I'll just get in the library queue for it when it comes out and see for myself if I notice changes, but I was surprised. I haven't read a lot of ARCs but I thought they were pretty much the text of the book without all the final packaging.
(Also I would love to discuss the Beka Cooper series further with people - maybe when _Mastiff_ comes out for real?)
cereph, I'm sending it to you next) and it was mostly SPOILERS really good, I was way more into the main plot than I have been in a Tamora Pierce novel in a while (don't get me wrong, I love them, but I'm often more into the characters than the plot), but there were a few things in it that just... didn't make sense. Also a relatively high typo rate, but I expected that; are continuity errors something that are typically still being fixed after an ARC goes out? I guess I'll just get in the library queue for it when it comes out and see for myself if I notice changes, but I was surprised. I haven't read a lot of ARCs but I thought they were pretty much the text of the book without all the final packaging.(Also I would love to discuss the Beka Cooper series further with people - maybe when _Mastiff_ comes out for real?)
