Annotated edition's. Do people like them?

[Chel]

I can't speak to Norton or Viking and do not know what MMP is but I can say that annotated versions are very helpful to highlight and explain cultural mores of the time period the novel takes place in. I love annotations, especially for more complicated and older works.

[Bishop]

Some are good, some are not. When they are good, I really enjoy them.

I am reading an annotated version of War of the Worlds that is absolutely horrible. I am an obsessive footnote/endnote reader and it annoys me when they a) suck and b) contain ridiculously unnecessary spoilers.

For example, in one passage, Wells uses the word "titan" to describe the Martians. I read the footnote expecting to see a discussion of parallels to Greek Mythology or something, but no... Instead, all it says is "giant." Seriously, you had to footnote THAT?!? Ugh....