Subject: Kakutani
From: Mattis Fishman (mattis@argoscomp.com)
Date: Sun Apr 09 2000 - 22:37:03 EDT
Bruce,and all,
I have to agree that Hapworth treats us to many pleasant
passages among the prose that is deliberately contrived,and the
entire story seems to me to contribute to the total picture we
have of the Glass family, and obviously, especially Seymour, as a kind of an
extended coda on the the theme "but I was so much older then, I'm
younger than that now".
Still,the Kakutani review is worth reading,and brings up a lot of points
for contemplation, whether you agree or not.
The review, published in the NY Times, and posted here a year or two ago
was less than favorable. Seymour was described as an obnoxious, unlikable
and incredible character, and his portrayal did not seem to fit with
much of what we had already been told about him, as though we were
being given a revisionist view. I happen to think that the review was
very well written, and eye-opening (it can be found in the NY Times of
February 20, 1997, and is called "From J.D. Salinger, a New Dash of Mystery",
by Michiko Kakutani). It should be findable on the Times's web site,
but if people request, I will repost it here, assuming I can find it...
all the best,
Mattis
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