Thanks again to all who responded to my query on how to catalog the book version of Waltz with Bashir. I sent a summary of the responses to Hasafran on Friday, so I hope you will receive that today.
Meanwhile, I spoke over the weekend to my son, Josh Edelglass, who has an online website that includes his original cartooning as well as movie and DVD reviews. I mentioned my son to you in my earlier e-mail -- he has taught me that the phrase "graphic novel" does NOT necessarily mean that the work is FICTION. Graphic novel means any comic book art and story presented in full-length book form. In the case of Waltz with Bashir, Josh told me that one of the special features on the newly released DVD describes the film as an "animated documentary." In fact, all the characters in the film, except for 2, are voiced by the actual real people represented. If you wish to read Josh's lengthy review and analysis of the DVD, see the following link. Waltz with Bashir is currently the second review on that page: <http://motionpicturescomics.com/tag/movie-reviews/>http://motionpicturescomics.com/tag/movie-reviews/ So, I have decided to treat Waltz with Bashir as non-fiction. But I would still welcome further discussion of whether the book is for adults or teens. Graphic novels in my library are little used, if I put them in the adult section, but they do get used in the young adults section. So I would like to put Waltz with Bashir in YA, even though it deals with a difficult subject, unless some of you can point out to me specific parts of the book that are truely inappropriate for teens. Thank you again! Liz Elizabeth Edelglass Library Director Department of Jewish Education of Greater New Haven 360 Amity Rd, Woodbridge, CT 06525 (203) 387-2424 x330 <mailto:[email protected]>[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: [email protected] 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
