I thought the rules specifically said not to express opinions in synopses. You're right--a review is the place for that, and I've submitted quite a few of them. smile G.Cindy --- Meka <mekawh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is not picking on anyone in particular because > now I don't even > remember the books where I have seen this. Hooray, > fully functional memory! > > I hope that as submitters/validators, we can steer > clear from the synopsis > that is consistently more like a book review. > > For example, I read a short synopsis that basically > said 'if you are wanting > some useless fluff, this will be a good book.' One > person's useless brain > fluff is another person's enjoyable book, hence why > I think there's a better > way to do it. I think that we could use the > review section (does that get > used anyway?) for that. Or synopses that have book > spoilers. > > I know it can be hard not to do this. I write book > reviews with my friend > for a blog that we both share and it's really hard > to do some good book > griping without spoiling important parts of the > book. > > This is not a gripe, just a suggestion, and one that > I want to follow as > well. > > Meka > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-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 www.jbrownell.com for miscellaneous and useful threads ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-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.