I'm in no way saying or implying you shouldn't link to it. I'm just raising an issue I have with the premise. It's discussion, not quashing.
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§ ita § - Dec 01, 2011 10:57:20 am PST #16952 of 28282
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sumi - Dec 01, 2011 11:01:43 am PST #16953 of 28282
Art Crawl!!!
So because Neil Gaiman donated to the auction - that means that he is judging you if you don't participate?
Because that's not how I felt about it.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2011 11:07:45 am PST #16954 of 28282
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No, that's not what I meant. Looking back, I didn't even say anything like that.
I meant that him deeming it a worthwhile cause because he knows the details is no substitute for my own knowledge and judgment.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 01, 2011 11:27:02 am PST #16955 of 28282
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Does anyone have any book rec for a 9 year old boy who likes to read non-fiction and books with pictures, but whose reading level is high in the science/nature etc areas. He was interested in finger printing and CSI sort of stuff, so I was thinking of getting him Encyclopedia Brown, but his mom says that there are not enough pictures, but he can read grown-up non fiction books as long as there are enough illustrations.
sumi - Dec 01, 2011 11:31:23 am PST #16956 of 28282
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, okay. That's true. But I imagine if you were a collector - the cause would be of less import than the stuff that is being auctioned.
Strix - Dec 01, 2011 11:37:44 am PST #16957 of 28282
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Sophia -- do you have a Barnes and Noble close? I saw a TON of science related books with tons of illustrations and good writing in the clearance rack of the Kids section.
Can't remember specific names, but there were many.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 01, 2011 11:41:48 am PST #16958 of 28282
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Awesome, Erin! I have a reputation for giving good gifts, so I wANT TO KEEP IT UP!
Cass - Dec 01, 2011 11:57:21 am PST #16959 of 28282
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
But I imagine if you were a collector - the cause would be of less import than the stuff that is being auctioned.
In an auction? I care about where the money goes. What I'll spend at Powell's is different than what I'll spend for auction. I know who I am supporting at Powell's. I want to know the same for a "cause" so I can judge it on its own.
Consuela - Dec 01, 2011 12:01:51 pm PST #16960 of 28282
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I want to know the same for a "cause" so I can judge it on its own.
Granted. Apparently Windling has long-term health issues but I don't know anything about the legal issues, and for family privacy concerns nobody's saying. So it really does come down to: do you trust the people who say it's a good cause?
I'm sure it's on the up-and-up, myself.
Amy - Dec 01, 2011 12:09:39 pm PST #16961 of 28282
Because books.
Given the other authors donating, I'd be pretty confident it was a decent cause, but it is a little weird not to be given any story outside of "health and legal issues".