Do Better & Better & Better - (TBD)

[Beige]

DISCUSSION DATES - OCT 1 to 31

This thread is to discuss the idea of creating a bookshelf tag for books that do better in more areas than sexual violence. Something along the lines of a Do Better + Plus

Here are my proposed discussion points:

1) Which areas of doing better do you think we should consider for a plus designation and why?

Examples for discussion
- have very few or none of the (common) content warnings.
- are kind, hopeful or optimistic in tone
- are set in worlds not struggling with major inequalities

2) If we were to go forward with the idea, how would we submit and validate? Same as our regular submissions or something more formal and structured? I.e. a bi-annual nomination/validation process?

Here is a list of common content warnings . I have seen a lot more than this in my GR research...
http://www.laurenhannah.net/book-trig...

[Cheryl]

Well I don't like reading about any kind of abuse, sexual or otherwise. A parent who whips a child, or waterboarding, or whatever, I don't even like to type the words.

I have no preference re' the second question.

[Beige]

Cheryl wrote: "Well I don't like reading about any kind of ...."

I was thinking along the same lines a +plus book would be in relation to our existing guidelines, rather than trying to avoid every single one of the common content warnings

For example: a plus title would not include (view spoiler)[ abuse, torture, animal abuse, death of a child, suicide.... (hide spoiler)].

But maybe these common content concerns we could consider for our +plus titles?: (view spoiler)[ mild violence, sex, depression, profanity, illness.... (hide spoiler)]

[Cheryl]

I think that I agree with the position of the line you're drawing. The 'not includes' are clearly not of interest to people looking for reads from our shelf, and of "these can be oks" are subjects that are usually explored to enrichen, not to exploit.