I understand her to mean the former--but I'm glad you asked because I wanted to look it up on Amazon and see what it was about, and I forgot. But now forgot the title, and you deleted her post (as you were supposed to). I'll have to go back and look. G.Cindy --- Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > Sue, interesting message, but not sure exactly what > you mean here. Can > you clarify? Do you mean that the book told a true > story that is so > horrendous you can't read it? Or that the story, > although > fictionalized , is too close to you for comfort? > > No, my friend, I'm not criticizing, I'm just asking > for clarification. > You have, I believe, every right to release a book > if you cannot read > it for any reason. That includes any kind of > emotional or intellectual > trouble. Hey, I released a book about a month ago > that I just couldn't > read. I found it insipid in the extreme and it was > also strongly > biased toward proselytizing Christianity. I don't > mind reading > apologetics, but not in a mystery story, thank you! > C.S. Lewis, for > example, wrote Christian apologetics, but you were > never, ever hit over > the head with a 2-by-4, (hmmm, not sure how to write > that), while the > author chanted "have you been saved? Have you been > saved?" No, no, > no, couldn't stand it, so I released it. > > I'm just curious as to what would affect you in such > a way. Write me > privately if you like. I just figured that I'd > write this on the list > to let others know that I, for one, figure that a > validator is entitled > to release a book for whatever reason. After all, > we're volunteers, > and if we've lost "the will" to validate a given > book, then releasing > it seems the best course. > > Ann P. > > > Original message: > > Hi All, > > Sorry for the crooss post, but this is important. > I am releasing > > Appointment for Murder back to step 1 because it > is so horrific. > > <smile> It is a woonderful scan, so maybe one of > you horror fans would > > enjoy doing it. Carrie submitted it, so there > won't be much wrong. > > The reasoon it seems so horrific to me is that it > is true. > > Thanks, and sorry 'bout this, > > Sue S. > > -- > Ann K. Parsons > Portal Tutoring > EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.portaltutoring.info > Skype: Putertutor > > "All that is gold does not glitter, > Not all those who wander are lost." > > Email services provided by the System Access Mobile > Network. Visit > www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility > anywhere. > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to > > bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > Subject line. To get a list of available commands, > put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.