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SheilaT

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6. I don't so much notice such things

Reply to mvccd1000 (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 11:33 PM

Dec 2011

in novels, but movies are rife with stupid errors.

Oh, the Jack Reacher novels do periodically have minor stuff wrong about airports or airline stuff. I forget the details, but in one he either had an airline flying into DCA that never did, or the wrong type of equipment, or some such. Whatever it was, I could tell he really had never flown in and out of DCA and didn't bother (nor did the editors bother) to fact check whatever it was.

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Quibbles... minor factual errors you notice that distract from the story [View all] mvccd1000 Dec 2011 OP

I agree, that stuff can be really annoying for some of us. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #1

I think it was "The Persuaders" by Lee Child; a Jack Reacher novel MaineDem Dec 2011 #2

Too bad. getting old in mke Dec 2011 #4

Bad computer stuff getting old in mke Dec 2011 #3

what book is this? beyurslf Dec 2011 #5

Series I just started (and have almost finished). mvccd1000 Dec 2011 #8

I don't so much notice such things SheilaT Dec 2011 #6

The early Reacher books were bad about things like that. mvccd1000 Dec 2011 #7

I like the series MaineDem Dec 2011 #9