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Quite right you are! So then we are agreed that since this year's category list has already been made, that we should abide by it since to do otherwise would be basing the list on who might have joined or left since then.
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Actually, we disagree. I do feel that we should sort out December before it gets to December so we can have a different category. We have two classic and classic is one of the worst categories so why duplicate it?
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ok... as the self-appointed grand poobah....
1. i have no problem changing one of the classic months. Not sure which one though. If we don't want two classic months then lets not have two non-fiction months. 2. Science Fiction and Fantasy are two separate genre's.. even though many stores and reviews group them together. 3. I also agree several books fall into multiple categories. Some possible ideas... other also through some one... 1. Award winners. (what awards, Pulitzer, Newbury, Caldecot, Hugo, etc?) 2. NYT Best sellers... selected from something on the list at the time we make the nominations. 3. New books/authors... a new book that came out the same year and was an authors first published book. 4. Self-published books... perhaps we can get some more exposed for these authors. I expect many will be MR members. While the above sound like good ideas, they aren't really genres since two of the list awards are for SF/Fantasy. Any NYT best seller will fall into a genre. So, what about: 1. Westerns 2. War 3. Folktales 4. Mythical 5. Poetry 6. Historical Fiction 7. Drama/Plays Any other ideas? BOb Last edited by pilotbob; 07-23-2011 at 05:23 PM. |
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I mentioned this earlier: historical fiction.
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War fiction? Not sure what that would be. Folktales and Mythical to me it would seem in practice would be giving another month to Fantasy. Poetry again a currently unrepresented genre. Some possible others Drama, i.e. written for stage performance Historical fiction, possibly including alternate histories, but excluding science fiction type technology (e.g. time machines) or fantasy (e.g. magic or mythical creatures) The only way to settle this is probably you to step in as the grand poobah. Not that it is likely to ever be settled to the satisfaction of all. Edited to reflect the fact that the above appeared while I was typing. Credit to whom credit is due. Last edited by Hamlet53; 07-23-2011 at 05:38 PM. |
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However, if it is decided that it must, here are my suggestions: Nobel Author/Pulitzer Novel - The book must be by a Nobel-winning author or be a Pulitzer-winning book (these are the big literature awards and while there are plenty others, many are genre....to make it simple we keep it to the two big awards) Drama - By this I mean simply drama-themed books, not plays. There are MANY great drama books that wouldn't fit in any category we have. "Drama" is simply a (mostly) realistic story. Adventure - Books that include travelling, daring and courageous acts, journeys, etc. |
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ETA: In looking over the list, there's six months devoted to lighter fiction: mystery, horror, thriller, SFF, romance. Plus wild card months that can easily end up in that category. And then there's humor, and last time that was a SF option. Can we keep the remaining months to serious fiction/nonfiction? That is, if we lose a classic month, make sure to replace it with something as difficult and dreary? Last edited by issybird; 07-24-2011 at 08:52 AM. Reason: Additional thoughts |
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Please vote in the initial poll and move this discussion there:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=144012 |
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