The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing The World, One Correction At A Time (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Premise = good. Writing style = fun and engaging. But overall, I was not overly impressed by the purpose of Jeff Deck's road trip. He does a lot of explaining and reflecting on the purpose, but I guess that the make it/break it thing about the point of his trip (and the point of the book) is whether or not you think it's okay to walk up to random business owners and ask them to correct their typos-- whether you think it sometimes crosses the line between nerdy zeal and meddling. Especially when people refuse for whatever reason and you get pushy and maybe cross the line between wanting what's best and respecting other people's choices about their lives, even if they don't make sense to you. Also, if you think that the best way to go about initiating change is to get together a four-person team and driving around the country, calling out individual scenarios and not putting more focus in general education. Even if you hate it when I point out that you've used an apostrophe incorrectly, misspelled a word, or confused to/too/two, there/their/they're, or your/you're; this book might still be for you. The real question lies in why you hate it. If you hate it because I'm an annoying know it all, or who cares what I think, and you know what I meant, this book is not for you. If you hate it because you can't believe you didn't notice it before I did, you will probably love this book. It's a funny, fast read about a road trip around the United States and the ups and downs of pointing out spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors on signs, menus, and other printed, painted, or written materials.
What do You think about The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing The World, One Correction At A Time (2010)?
Pretty good. Confirmation of my unnecessary apostrophe-induced frustrations.
—Krishna
The first chapter was enough to tell me I didn't want to read this book.
—yoliis
