[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fairy tales versus Fantasy
- From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 07:19:38 -0500
Hi Roger,
I wish that they would create a category for Fantasy as well. However,
I would caution you. There are some books which straddle the two
genres handily. I am thinking particularly of L'Engle's A Wrinkle In
Time and also Anne McCaffrey's dragon books. These books are based in
science but they have fantastic elements that blur the line between the genres.
With that said, I believe that Bookshare has made a mistake in
classifying fantasy and science fiction together. I think the category
list needs expansion anyway. to include thrillers as well as folk tales.
Ann P.
Original message:
Let me reply to myself to air one of my gripes. Again, Little Red
Riding Hood is, of course, a fantasy, but in Bookshare in order to
classify it as a fantasy it is necessary to classify it in the category
fantasy and science fiction. By no means is Little Red Riding Hood
science fiction. It does not even come close. It is about as far away
from science fiction as a piece of fiction can get. Oh, how I wish
Bookshare would split the science fiction and fantasy categories. Oh,
how I wish that everyone in the world who comes up with categories for
books would stop lumping science fiction and fantasy together. They are
about as far apart as any two genres of fiction can get. They are as
far apart as alchemy and chemistry. They are the difference between
astrology and astronomy.
--
Ann K. Parsons
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