[bksvol-discuss] Re: the captain Duncan McClain books - was Re: Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time"
- From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:04:25 -0800
Thanks for the feedback Kim. I'll pass it on. Yes, it seems pretty typical
that the "story" is too often a boring "look what the disabled person
overcame" rater a character written from within the experience. That makes
the well-written book all the more noteworthy.
Scott Rains
On 1/19/11 1:25 PM, "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hi, Scott, when I read any book, I'm mainly reading it for the story. If
>a character has a disability, that's incidental to me but might tend to
>be glaring if the author "got it wrong". This is galling as I am a
>person who has been blind all my life. I've yet to read a book by an
>author with a character who is like me, i.e., has been blind for as long
>as they can remember and doesn't think it a big deal except for how
>others react to him/her. It's usually some character who has to deal
>with their disability I hear about, not the well-adjusted (reasonably)
>person who just so happens to use a wheelchair, a guide dog, white cane,
>hearing aid, etc. I suppose this sort of book will be available if there
>writers who are willing to write that sort of book based on personal
>knowledge. Otherwise this sort of thing can be downright boring.
>Regards, Kim Friedman.
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 7:24 AM
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: the captain Duncan McClain books - was Re:
>Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare Volunteers' "100 Most
>Enjoyable Books of all Time"
>
>
>Kim, Bob, and everyone,
>
>Mid afternoon yesterday Marketing asked me for a list of "books with
>main characters who have disabilities." I sent them a list i compiled
>with the help of colleagues in the field of Disability Studies. I'd be
>very interested to supplement it with ideas from the list here.
>
>Scott Rains
>Bookshare Fellow
>
>
>________________________________________
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>[bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Friedman
>[kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx]
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>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: the captain Duncan McClain books - was Re:
>Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare Volunteers' "100 Most
>Enjoyable Books of all Time"
>
>Hi, Bob, thanks for the information. I'm wondering if Mr. Kendrick knew
>anything about blind people. I wonder just how realistic that series
>might be. Incidentally, Ernest Bramah made up a blind detective called
>Max Carrados, but I don't think that was very realistic either. I'm
>wondering how likely it is for a blind person to be able to be hired on
>as a detective in the police? Don't they have to go on patrol first,
>then take exams to be promoted to detective? Well one thing's for sure,
>he/she should know how to use a computer to write up reports. Come to
>think of it, I think it would be great if there were in actuality blind
>detectives working along with everyone else. Regards, Kim Friedman.
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob W
>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 7:46 PM
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] the captain Duncan McClain books - was Re: Re:
>Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable
>Books of all Time"
>
>
>Hello.
>
>Go to http://www.bookshare.org/browse/author?key=Baynard%20Kendrick
>for a list of Baynard Kendreck books on bookshare.
>This is a very old detective series about a blind captain of homicide. I
>
>read a couple of them when I was a kid (that's how old they are) and
>really liked them then.
>
>Think I'll go check out a couple more.
>
>Thanks for reminding me Shelley.
>Bob.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 6:41 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare
>Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time"
>
>
>> Hi, Shelley, I've never heard of the Duncan McClain series. Is it in
>> the Bookshare collection? I'm always interested in a good detective
>> story. Regards, Kim Friedman.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shelley L.
>> Rhodes
>> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 7:00 PM
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare
>> Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time"
>>
>>
>> I have strange tastes when it comes to enjoyable books,
>>
>> But I liked
>>
>> The Lord of the Rings by tolkien have read them many times.
>>
>> The Captain Duncan McClain detective series by Baynard Kendreck
>>
>> And
>> Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling
>>
>> With the Redwall Series by Brian Jacques coming right behind. there
>> are other books I have found enjoyable willing to read again, but
>> those would be my top three.
>>
>> If you want the rest am happy to share some of them.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Denise Thompson" <deniset@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 7:22 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare
>> Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time"
>>
>>
>>> Yes. I can do that. I'm glad you mentioned the series thing because I
>
>>> was thinking that it should be consider as one. One of my most
>>> enjoiable
>> book
>>> or books in this case is the Joanna Brady series by J. A. Jance.
>>> Denise
>>>
>>>
>>> At 02:59 PM 1/1/2011, you wrote:
>>>>With Denise keeping track of people's nominations for Bookshare
>>>>Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time" let's what we can
>> come
>>>>up with in the next two weeks. Let volunteers who are not on this
>>>>discussion list know to send their 3 favorites to Denise at
>>>>deniset@xxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>Make a special note if the book you mention is not in the Bookshare
>>>>collection yet or if there are quality issues with the copy in the
>>>>collection.
>>>>
>>>>For our purposes, trilogies, anthologies, and series may be submitted
>
>>>>as a single favorite.
>>>>
>>>>Denise, would you be willing to post regular updates on nominated
>>>>titles to this list? That will keep the list in people's attention
>>>>and
>> minimize
>>>>people voting for he same books.
>>>>
>>>>Scott Rains
>>>>Benetech Fellow
>>>>
>>>>________________________________________
>>>>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>[bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Denise Thompson
>>>>[deniset@xxxxxxx]
>>>>Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 2:36 PM
>>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Another New Year's Challenge: Bookshare
>
>>>>Volunteers' "100 Most Enjoyable Books of all Time"
>>>>
>>>>I think it sounds interesting. I'd be willing to
>>>>keep a spread sheet of people's most enjoiable
>>>>book or books. I think we need to limit
>>>>submissions from a person, for example, most enjoiable 3 books?
>>>>Denise deniset@xxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>At 02:25 PM 1/1/2011, you wrote:
>>>> >Ok, so what would a Bookshare Volunteers' "100
>>>> >Most Enjoyable Books of all Time" list look like?
>>>> >
>>>> >Judy has started the conversation with "The
>>>> >Colonel's Ladies" by Eric Hatch. At least 99
>>>> >more to go - and one scorekeeper to capture all the entries. Any
>>>> >volunteers?
>>>> >
>>>> >Scott Rains
>>>> >Benetech Fellow
>>>> >
>>>> >________________________________________
>>>> >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >[bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>>>> >Of Judy s. [cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> >Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 1:28 PM
>>>> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A New Year's
>>>> >Challenge: De Norske Bokklubbene "100 Most Meaningful Books of all
>>>> >Time"
>>>> >
>>>> >That would be a fascinating list! Hmm, a Bookshare Volunteer list
>>>> >of
>>
>>>> >100 most enjoyable books... how would we go about creating such a
>>>> >list? smile.
>>>> >
>>>> >Judy s., who's current top-10 favorite book is "The Colonel's
>>>> >Ladies" by Eric Hatch. It's hard to resist a smartly written book
>>>> >about a small-town east coast girls' college teacher who decides
>>>> >that what he needs to break out of his boring life is his own
>>>> >working horse-drawn canon! It's in the collection at
>>>> >http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/36407
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >Scott Rains wrote:
>>>> > > Judy,
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I do think that you introduced an important metric --
>>>> > > "enjoyability."
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I wonder what a Bookshare Volunteer list of
>>>> > the "100 100 Most Enjoyble Books of all Time" would look like?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Scott Rains
>>>> >
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