Re: The Worst
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Fri, 04 Jun 1999 11:30:53 +1000
Thor wrote:
> Hey, Guys, I'll extend the invitation one more time:
> The Hang Of It is the Worst Salinger. Way too cutesy-Reader's-Digesty.
Perhaps, but consider the fact that he was writing specifically and
entirely for a cutesy Readers Digesty audience. Within the constraints of
what is a pretty darn restrictive and inherently corny genre, he manages to
force quite a lot of individuality and cleverness. I think this has to be
kept in mind when reading *any* of his magazine stories - he's not writing
for us or even the readers of Catcher, but the Muriels and Sally Hayeses of
the world. And, like I said earlier, it's quite amazing to see some of his
later themes emerge even at this early stage (I was referring in particular
to `The Heart of A Broken Story' - which is a pretty nice, simple rebellion
against the sort of tripe a magazine hack is expected to pump out).
Camille
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