Is my sentence correct?

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The book's filled with tension, starting from the first page.

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[+3] - MontereyJack - 09/03/2013Yes, it's correct, but stylistically I'd prefer "the book is....", rather than the contraction, particularly if you are thinking of this as something writter, rather than spoken. A book...

@learning100,

Yes. Here, book's means "book is."

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@PUNKEY,

Thank you!

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Yes, it's correct, but stylistically I'd prefer "the book is....", rather than the contraction, particularly if you are thinking of this as something writter, rather than spoken. A book review would be a bit more formal, hence "is".

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@MontereyJack,

Thank you so much, Monterey-Jack! Would I still use the formal style if it's for my blog?

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@learning100,

Whether writing for your blog, or for something more "formal," there's nothing wrong with using the contraction you used--book's.

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@Setanta,

Thank you, Setanta. I appreciate all the help I can get.

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@MontereyJack,

Jack's absolutely right if for no other reason than "book's" is a bit jarring as its instant implication is the possessive

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There is absolutely nothing wrong stylistically in using "book's"--i can't think that many people think in terms of a book having possessions. More than that, in this context, it works very well stylistically, and far from jarring, it flows nicely.

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@MontereyJack,

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but stylistically I'd prefer "the book is....", rather than the contraction, particularly if you are thinking of this as something writter, rather than spoken. A book review would be a bit more formal, hence "is".

Google website search, limited to,

www.nytimes.com

book's

About 29,100 results

he's going to

About 477,000 results

they're going to
About 274,000 results

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

i can't think that many people think in terms of a book having possessions.

Off the top of my head, a title page, a cover, a spine, an introduction, an index, a title, an author, an editor, a publisher, a reputation, a subject, a theme...

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@contrex,

The top of your head, eh? A bleak enough location. How often would you allege that these thins are mentioned?

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

The top of your head, eh? A bleak enough location. How often would you allege that these thins are mentioned?

In a publisher's office, quite often, in my experience.

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@contrex,

News flash, bright boy--we're not in a publisher's office.

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Since it appears that you're just being pissy, as usual, allow me to point out that Dale alleged that using "book's" could cause confusion because people might think it were a possessive. I see no reason to agree with that, just as i usually see n o reason to agree with you when you're pontificating.

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@Setanta,

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...because people might think it were a possessive. I see no reason to agree...

I hasten to explain that it's only a momentary feeling. In collo speech of course no such reaction

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There is no such thing as "collo speech," although you've never let that interfere with your bizarre maundering.

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NEWS FLASH FOR EVERYONE HERE: The OP wants to know if the sentence is correct. It is correct, grammatically and stylistically. It can reasonably be used in any type of writing, including allegedly "formal" writing.

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@Setanta,

For anyone else troubled by its use as an abbreviation for "colloquial" I apologize most profusely

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@Setanta,

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How often would you allege that these thins are mentioned?

How often has nothing to do with whether they exist or not, Set. Apparently, you're not big enough either to admit you misspoke.

Ya know I never would have guessed that about you.

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