From: Denise I. Matulka <dimatulka>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:20:31 +0800

Hi:

Personally, I am thrilled about Park's win. I feel that way too many contemporary/realistic books and writers get nods, while historical novels set prior to the 20th century and fantasy/science fiction titles are overlooked.

I attribute this to the fact to the predilections of committee members. If one is not a fan of a genre, one cannot truly appreciate the contributions of a particular book. These comments pertain to other genres. Yes, I know committee members are instructed place preferences aside--but is it really that easy? Please understand, I am not attacking the process.

I was a little surprised that "Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart" wasn't at least an honor.


Denise I. Matulka Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign dimatulka at alltel.net matulka at uiuc.edu
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Received on Mon 21 Jan 2002 11:20:31 PM CST