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Originally Posted by Loosheesh
I'll be a curmudgeon here and admit I don't like the idea of two versions of the same story. If I knew this before I wouldn't have bought the book. I hate the idea of books that let you choose endings or when authors revise/update their older books. My mind can't deal with such shenanigans. Good or bad, hot or not, I want one story, one version, darn it!  |
I resent when authors revise/update books because it's like they're saying the original work wasn't enough and I'm a fool for liking it.
I'm of two minds on the two versions of the story. On the one hand I am with Loosheesh in that I want ONE version of a story. On the other hand I am glad the author at least released both versions together and isn't charging for both of them.
I don't mind if an author adds deleted scenes and explains why they were left out. Or cleans up grammar issues or small issues. But if they update the time period to make it more current and/or add modern technology, they've basically rewritten the story. That's what I do not like.
As an extreme, an author once wrote a romance novella with a hero/heroine and later self-published a revised edition as a ménage story. Just no!