Re: BAND OF SALINGER'S SOLDIERS

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Amen to that.

Peggy


On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, DCSpohr wrote:

> In a message dated 97-12-10 21:43:15 EST, you write:
> << I don't know if it's a matter of being a snob; I do know that it sounds
>  like a collection of letters to Santa Claus.  (I'm away from home and at a
>  hotel, where my connectivity is spotty, and I haven't been able to maintain
>  a connection to the page, yet.)
>  If you contribute, Will, I know it would be a thoughtful and respectful
>  foreword.  And (sorry) I maintain that the selection forwarded here is ...
>  embarrassing.  I'd rather have a hundred notes of enthusiastic response
>  from new readers than a Santa Claus letter. >>
> 
> It is a matter of snobery.  I don't think anyone posting these letters expects
> Salinger to read them.  Attacking the letters page, or people who write the
> letters is just a "we're better than you are" mentality.  Posting the letters
> is the same as posting to this mailing list, people are exploring their
> understanding of and connection to Salingers stories, demeaning them is
> demeaning yourself.
> 

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