tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294396274737254126.post7199779125381325443..comments2023-09-27T14:46:31.484+02:00Comments on Paperback Treasures: Review: Six Feet Over It by Jennifer LongoHannah Doermannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07797679970202012252noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294396274737254126.post-71865443861169651082014-08-16T15:27:19.556+02:002014-08-16T15:27:19.556+02:00Thank you so much for explaining, Jen! I can't...Thank you so much for explaining, Jen! I can't argue with that many native speakers - maybe the things I noticed were just regional differences, since I learned Spanish in Spain,Hannah Doermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797679970202012252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294396274737254126.post-88024853479232287672014-08-12T04:51:39.662+02:002014-08-12T04:51:39.662+02:00Hannah, thank you so much for this amazing, though...Hannah, thank you so much for this amazing, thoughtful review! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it, that’s music to an author’s ears! And please believe me, I am right there with you on the language frustration in books, and I want to assure you, here’s how the Spanish went down in the writing of Six Feet Over It: I wrote it while living in a town with a 50/50 Mexican/Caucasian ethnicity split, so I was fortunate to have kind native Spanish-speaking friends either translate or actually write, every single word of Spanish dialogue in the book. I even had a guy helping me who was originally from the state of Michoacan and the city of Patzcuaro, amazingly enough and I was lucky enough to have people from La Paz and Oaxaca also help with the writing/translation. Then, in the copy editing phase, Random House editors who spoke fluent Spanish combed over every single word and sentence, corrected for grammar and slang usage, corrections I then checked against what the Spanish speakers I knew had to say, so that in the end there were about ten different native Spanish speakers and bi-lingual editors correcting and revising every word of Spanish dialogue in the book. I just wanted to make sure you know I would never, ever disrespect any language by not giving it the care and work it deserves, and neither would Random House. It’s their name on the book as well as mine. As I said, I totally get what you mean about frustrations when an English speaker is using a different language, and wherever pit falls occurred, I can assure you it was not in a lack of respect or work or care for the language by many people. Thank you again SO much for this wonderful review, I’m re-tweeting right now! I love your site ☺ <br />Jen<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637002620795264135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294396274737254126.post-21400037729872866092014-08-12T04:05:24.940+02:002014-08-12T04:05:24.940+02:00Exactly! It bothers me for any foreign language, b...Exactly! It bothers me for any foreign language, but especially for Spanish because it is statistically impossible for the author not to know a single person in this country who speaks Spanish and could proofread their stuff. I really don't understand how so many books get this wrong.Hannah Doermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797679970202012252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294396274737254126.post-34173916845662717932014-08-11T19:17:16.977+02:002014-08-11T19:17:16.977+02:00OMG. The Spanish rant! I am so right there with yo...OMG. The Spanish rant! I am so right there with you. I think in all my years of reading, I've only found 1 or 2 authors who've managed to use correct Spanish. Which heinously sad, since there is such a huge population of Spanish-speakers in the US. I'm sure SOMEBODY could proofread it. (I would!)Renae @ Respiring Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269581772628307546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294396274737254126.post-49989457148592359642014-08-11T15:01:32.885+02:002014-08-11T15:01:32.885+02:00This sounds really good. I'm not usually a fan...This sounds really good. I'm not usually a fan of contemporary, unless the author is addressing something really important, and it sounds like this is my type of book. Adding it to my TBR list now. <br /><br />Amber @ <a href="http://falln2books.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Fall Into Books</a>Fall Into Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420957223360840257noreply@blogger.com