Subject: Re: Catcher Art Contest
From: Suzanne Morine (suzannem@dimensional.com)
Date: Fri Feb 23 2001 - 23:16:39 GMT
At 09:12 PM 2/22/2001 -0800, Cecilia Baader wrote:
>--- Suzanne Morine <suzannem@dimensional.com> wrote:
> > The first entry came today. It's really cute! I'm still grinning.
>
>It's very clever. A good idea, Suzanne. [..] Nice page.
Will Hochman wrote:
: Suzanne, that's wonderful!
Thanks Cecilia and Will!
>Every time that I read "Seymour: an Introduction", I'm overwhelmed with
>a mad desire to get out a sketchbook and draw, so clear is he in my
>head.
>
>But then I remember that I can't draw. But I know exactly what he looks
>like, with his hair jumping all over the place.
That's interesting. When I picture characters in a book, their faces shift
and change a lot (or remain very vague if I'm not inspired by the story).
>One of the reasons that I like the plain covers for Salinger books is
>that I've not been polluted with some artist's idea of what the
>Caulfields or the Glasses look like. I have an old paperback copy of
>THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, with Holden carrying a suitcase and some lurid
>text splashed across it. I'm glad that I had my maroon cover, er,
>burgandy cover first.
I've seen that one on the Web and it would bother me if I read that copy.
The cover, in case anyone's interested:
<http://members.home.nl/wolthuis/sal12.jpg>
Will Hochman wrote:
: I have awaited such imagined work emerging from Salinger's...
>Everybody has their own ideas of what everyone looks like-- it'll be
>interesting to see what else you get in the mail.
Me too.
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