Talk:The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy/GA1

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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 20:56, 31 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

"It was edited by Gary Westfahl. The work consists" merge, "It was edited by Gary Westfahl and consists"
"the last volume" third.
"considered defining for the two relevant genres" which two?
"reviewers finding this to be a commendable" this? Do you mean "the encyclopedia" perhaps?
"overpriced" you didn't even mention how expensive it was.
"The scope of the work..." The scope of The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy....
"written by over a hundred different" more than.
"expected" who was doing the "expectation"?
"its release, already in 2005" why "already"?
"He finds" -> He found.
"observes" observed. Be consistent with tense. Fix this throughout.
"reviewing this work" re-assert the name of the "work".
"noted that it is too limited" well, noted seems definitive. I would say that's subjective so perhaps " suggested that it....
"He nonetheless concludes..." followed by "He concludes that ..." how many times can he "conclude"??
"He observed that due to trying to cover both science fiction" as a result of rather than due to.
"quite impressive", also he finds`" although would make more sense than also.
"book is overpriced (at $349.95) and" ah, one review said it was over-priced? Is that really grounds for it to be considered, in general, over-priced?
"introduce topics - themes, works" en-dash.
"Achebe) - that seem" ditto.
"entries.[3][5][2][1]" order.
"List of authors and topics" describe this ext link in more detail.

That's all I have. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 19:03, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man Thank you for the review. Fixed, mostly. See below for the exceptions/comments:

Re: ""written by over a hundred different" more than." - hmmm, or maybe less than a hundred? See https://www.sfsite.com/gary/ww-themes01.htm . Maybe change to dozens?

Re: "expected" who was doing the "expectation"? - reviewers, but it seems common sense to me (not editorializing).

Re: "book is overpriced (at $349.95) and" ah, one review said it was over-priced? Is that really grounds for it to be considered, in general, over-priced? the previous reviewer (O'Sullivan) also commented on this, as quoted ("hefty price"). _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:42, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, change the "over a hundred" to dozens, and it's all good. Nothing to stop me promoting now. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 20:10, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]