[bksvol-discuss] Re: Adult or Not? Advice, Please

  • From: "Deborah Murray" <blinkeeblink@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:53 -0400

Hi Marilyn,

Not sure if this will help or not, but here is the relevant section of the 
volunteer manual:

3.4 Guidelines for Marking Books "Adult"
Please use your best judgment for determining adult content. While we 
understand and respect that different people have different standards for 
what is acceptable subject matter, a general guideline to consider is this: 
in a large well-stocked bookstore, would somebody under the age of 18 be 
able to get this book off the shelf, pay for it, and walk away. Books of an 
obvious explicit sexual nature or that incite hate should be considered 
adult content. If unsure, mark the book as Adult Content, and explain in one 
or two sentences what about the content of the book warrants this selection 
in the comments field.

Note that Bookshare reserves the right to make the final decision as to 
whether or not a book is considered adult content.



Personally, I would not mark this one adult, but that's just my opinion for 
what it's worth...



Deborah



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marilyn Beasley" <mbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:40 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Adult or Not? Advice, Please


Hi, All.

I need a little advice here on whether a book is Adult Content
or not  I just finished validating it but have not uploaded it because
I need said advice.

It's a Horror book, so I guess you're asking for scariness, I can't
fault it with that.  My heart is still pounding.  This particular book
has:

Rape, including of minors, low graphic
Sex with humans, both consensual and nonconsensual, low to medium
graphic
Sex with nonhumans, both consensual and nonconsensual, medium graphic
Violence, including dismemberment and death, low graphic
Suspense/Fear Level: HIGH

Any thoughts?  Would I let my 16-year-old daughter read it?  Even if she
was really into Horror?  No, I don't think so.  But I could be wrong...

Wondering,
Marilyn


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