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R.I.P.'Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger diesDid any of you have to read “Catcher in the Rye” in high school? I did, though I can't remember the precise storyline. I did find it rather peculiar that J.D. Salinger became a recluse over the past few decades.
Turns out he may have left behind a treasure trove of unpublished writings.The mystery grows: What's in Salinger's safe?
Turns out he may have left behind a treasure trove of unpublished writings.The mystery grows: What's in Salinger's safe?
It is to hope….
I read it in middle school in an effort to understand John Hinckley. I thought it was fairly strange. But then, I think most books that become classics are a little on the strange side. That is the difference between literature and a book I think.
The difference between a book and lit is really this… you remember the lit you read in middle school and forget the books. 8)Good art like well done commercials stays in you head; either way the product is remembered.
So then I guess most of the best sci-fi I have read is lit then too because I remember and reread it? I cannot imagine an English teacher requiring students to read Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. It is probably way too subversive talking about responsibility and stuff like it does.I read many classics in school of which I can only remember the title and not the substance.
So… the best sci-fi I have read is lit then too because I remember and reread it? I cannot imagine an English teacher requiring students to read Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. It is probably way too subversive talking about responsibility and stuff like it does.I read many classics… only remember the title and not the substance.
Like beauty, lit is in the eye of the beholder. Classic is a subjective term and even if everyone else thinks it classic… you have a vote too! I read a lot of classics that I wouldn't walk across the street to drop off at the used bookstore. 😉 BTW, I hope the safe is full of manuscripts.
