[bksvol-discuss] Re: books for Gwen

I have never been much of a Dickens reader, but in my view depictions of 
the sufferings of the working class are a positive thing. In order to address 
injustice; in order to make injustice just it is necessary to confront and 
be completely aware of  the injust situation.

                                                                          
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Hi, Cindy, I happened to like some of Charles Dickens' books. My favorite 
novel after The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is Our Mutual 
Friend.
This may not suit Gwen's fancy, and it's true that Dickens concerned 
himself with social problems that came to his attention, but if one has 
listened 
to
a very good reader narrating certain books by Dickens, I find him a 
riveting writer. I have favorite books of his I like and others I don't care 
for. I
think the reason I disliked The Old Curiosity Shop was the sentimentality 
and that soppy characterization of Little Nell. I have friends who happen to
like the novel. What interests me about Dickens is the wide range of his 
work. I have mixed feelings about your remarks about not wanting to read about
suffering, particularly that of children. I hate to read stuff which 
depresses me, and some times Dickens can be very grim, i.e., the lives of 
people 
in
debtor's prison, the poor laws and the English workhouse, etc., but I find 
him to be a writer who is not unrelievedly bleak. He certainly can tell a 
great
story and his characters tend to be very memorable. What is your take on 
people writing now, Cindy? I remember reading Heart of Darkness by Joseph 
Conrad
and The Stranger by Albert Camus. Talk about depressing ... now those were 
depressing stories to my way of thinking. I can stand reading Dickens. 
Regards,
Kim.

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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:50 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] books for Gwen

You're right about Jane Austen books I myself don't care for Dickens' 
books, except   ATale of Two Cities and The Christmass Carol, because I find 
them
too sad.  I don't like reading about poverty and the mistreatment of 
children--or of anyone, for that matter. smile

Cindy

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--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Chanelle Hill <chanellemh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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From: Chanelle Hill <chanellemh@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I have a question please and thank you.
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 6:47 PM

Dear Gwen,

Some historical fiction, biographies, or classic authors like Jane Austen 
and Charles Dickens are fine too. I don't like books with explicit 
descriptions
of sex either. I do like romance but not as the central plot or theme of a 
book. It is a matter of personal preference and what you can tolerate. If I
think a book is worth reading, I will fast forward or skip past parts that 
make me uncomfortable. If you enjoy reading other genres and subjectss, you
shouldn't need to limit yourself to childrens' and religious books. I am 
not criticizing those at all since I have read many good books in those 
subjects;
however, Bookshare has a vast collection that is constantly updating so 
there should be something to absorb your interest and reading pleasure. I hope
that I have not offended you in any way. 

Chanelle

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From: 
gwen tweedy 

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Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 6:52 PM

Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I have a question please and thank you.

So for me I'll stick in the religion and spirituality or children's and I 
should be relatively fine thanks. 

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From: 
Denise Thompson 

To: 
bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 4:38 PM

Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I have a question please and thank you.

Some of the problem might be the definition of adult content. And for that 
there has never been any agreement. I recently submitted a book and I marked
it as having adult content, but when it was put into the library, it is 
marked as not having adult content. So I don't know if it was the admin staff 
or
what. However, like I said, the courts have never been able to agree upon 
what is and what isn't so I don't think we will here either.

Denise
At 05:22 PM 9/8/2009, you wrote:

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You would think so, but alas I have no adult content selected and I got a 
pretty racy novel with sex scenes and it was not ticked as adult, so it must 
be
kind of hit or miss.
 
Take care!
 
Valerie
 
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If I go up and make sure my settings are set to no adult content,   does 
that mean when I go into the new books or brose any category that only books 
with
only no adult content will come up or will other books slip through?
 
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