Re: Weird
Stephen Foskett (sfoskett@slf.gweep.net)
Fri, 08 Jan 1999 08:28:51 -0600
><<Just on a whim I tried the `If you liked this author you'll like that
>author' type dealie on Amazon.com. And yes, I tried JD Salinger. It
>returned: Hunter S. Thompson, Rick Moody, Michael Chabon. Do *any* of these
>writers have anything in common with JD ??? Sure, the Ice Storm was seen as
>somewhat JDish by some (and I can't comment having only seen the movie,
>which I liked very much) but it does seem a little cursory.>>
>
>
>I don't mean to be one to argue about nothing, but Amazon.com isn't trying to
>give authors that have something in common, but rather, authors that they
feel
>that the reader will enjoy as well. ..Just a couple of cents..
Actually, I think it just means that people who bought Salinger books also
bought books by those guys at the same time. It does cause some strange
"similarities", but MIGHT be close for other authors. Could lots of
students be buying Salinger and Thompson for advanced English classes maybe?
Stephen