Raspy and Word Weary

Here’s an editorial of a new book that Amazon Kindle wants me to read:

“Laura Esquivel, author of international bestseller Like Water for Chocolate, creates unforgettable characters who breathe off the page, and it is my pleasure to introduce you to Lupita, the raspy, road-weary voice of Esquivel’s highly anticipated new novel, Pierced by the Sun. Like most of us, Lupita has never had it easy. She works as a cop in a corrupt Mexican police force, and day after day she struggles to live up to her own expectations. She has invented her own demons, and to conquer them she must travel deep into herself, literally and figuratively.”

I have issues with … “who breathe off the page” (that what?), “raspy, road-weary” (means nowt to me), “highly anticipated” (no it’s not), “Like most of us, Lupita has never had it easy” (yes we have), and “literally and figuratively” (stating the bleeding obvious – it’s a book).