I gave a paper about this book and others like it at the Children's Literature Association conference in Virginia last June. When I described the book and offered my (largely negative) opinions of it, the audience was horrified and expressed that horror during the Q and A session. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the book had thereafter sold out at the conference book sale. More than one person told me they went to check out the book at the sale to see if I was telling it straight about it, discovered I was right, and decided to buy it. There you have the proof, "There's no such thing as bad publicity!"
I think it's awful but am interested in its mixed reception, the horror and the fascination it inspires. It isn't "good for the Jews," but it's important to think about what it is representing/ expressing. June Cummins ________________________________________ June Cummins, Associate Professor Department of English and Comparative Literature San Diego State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
