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What's the weirdest typo/error you've seen in a book? (lemmy.world)

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I’m currently reading “The Number of the Beast” by Robert Heinlein. Book is from the 1980s, and there’s a completely doubled up paragraph in the book! It spans two pages but the image shows enough I think.

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[-] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 12 points 18 hours ago

I have a copy of Moby Dick with a second book printed in the middle of it. \s

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

I need this joke explained. If I read that book in school, I don’t recall anything about it sorry,

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

Melville goes on tangents for entire chapters, namely about whales and whaling practices.

Also, ‘Moby Dick’ is great as an audiobook narrated by Frank Muller. Got the old-timey feel that fits perfectly.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Ah! I was telling my brother how Heinlein couldn’t seem to complete a thought without going on a tangent. But for CHAPTERS! Hah I love it.

I’ve noticed this is kinda common in scifi, it’s a chance for people to bloviate about their profession or hobby. So yeah there’s a lot of side quests.