Footnote on Semi-colons

It seems I am not alone in my criticism of Tessa Hadley's  punctuation. I googled "Tessa Hadley Semi-colons," and I came up with this quotation that referred to one of her earlier novels:

"I could not get past the first page of this book.

In the first paragraph alone I counted five punctuation

errors, including comma splices, misused semicolons, and run-on sentences. I freely admit that I am a grammar snob, though I have learned to be more lenient in contemporary fiction.

These errors go well beyond the acceptable level, however,

and without the excuse of poetic license or attempts at natural dialogue.

I expect a publisher of this caliber to employ copy editors who at least know as much as I knew as a sophomore in high school. My apologies to the author for the bad review. Your publisher should have given you an editor."

But this should not deter you from reading "The Past."