[bksvol-discuss] Re: Help--should be help with genres for fiction wishlist
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Susan <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 19:18:48 -0700 (PDT)
Oh, my goodness. I see I forgot not only to put the subject properly but forgot
to post the whole message . And now it's gone--it's not in my draft folder or
my trash folder. (I think I got sidetracked). So I'll write the message again.
I still don't quite understand the difference between scifi and science
fiction--nor, for that matter, do I understand the difference between urban
fantasy and some horror. or science fiction (what would wolfen be? Ithought the
movie was excellent.
I'm thinking maybe I should only use science fiction as a genre for books by
authors I know, i.e., classic authors like Azimov, Bradbury, Poul, Wells--or I
should just put whatever genre the requester uses to describe the book he/she
is requesting. Or maybe I should not bother putting genre at all next to the
book on the wish list and let the would-be scanner, if he/she doesn't
recognize author's genre, check Amazon for a synopsis of the book? For
example, if I see the author is Nora Roberts, I know (I think) the genre is
modern romance, and of course Agatha Christie is mystery--so presumably a lot
of you scanners, being avid readers, would knowtthe genre in which authors
write; of course there are some who cross genres, e.g., K.e. Applegate, who
seems to have gone from young afult to adult fiction
Thank you, Susan. If you can help me distinguish genres I would appreciate it.
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned
list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Sun, 5/16/10, Susan <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Susan <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Help
To: "'Cindy'" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 6:20 PM
Hi Cindy,
Is there any way I can help you with
whatever you're needing help with? I'd be glad to if I can!
Susan
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