Wednesday, February 3, 2010
JD Salinger (Not Selinger :P)
If there were a new JD Salinger work, Im not sure how it would go. Obviously, his last work was a total flop. Maybe he should have just stopped with Catcher in the Rye and ended on a high note. I can understand why he would want to stay out of the limelight though. Look at what happens to the celebrities that embrace it. Next thing you know, scandals pop up, like with Tiger Woods. And people don't shut up about it for months, even years on end. I love how the media tries to demonize people for avoiding them and refusing to talk to the press. They try to make it out like theyve got something to hide. No, they just don't want millions of people that don't give a damn about them to judge them and get into their personal business. JD Salinger had a right to his privacy so I respect that. It must be frustrating for all people to see you as is that one guy that wrote that famous book. Anywho, about him coming out with a new work, I don't think it'd turn out that great. It's hard to follow up a book likie Catcher in the Rye and he was a legend because of it so why not stop there.
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True fact about his last published story. It was a total flop but I think he has at least one decent story in his collections. They probably won't publish anything since he probably mentions in his will that he wants them burned or not published :/
ReplyDeleteYes, i agree
ReplyDeleteI agree with a lot, but I still think a new book would have an impact.
ReplyDeleteI see what you are saying but I agree with Renee. But consider this, what if no matter how good of a book he put out, he wisely realized that there is no topping the cultural impact of Catcher? Think about how many movie sequels have been crappy.
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