Re: The Worst
Thor Cameron (my_colours@hotmail.com)
Thu, 03 Jun 1999 22:29:50 -0700 (PDT)
Hey, Camille:
Thanks for the view. I've always just rejected 'Hang of it' in knee-jerk
fashion. I'll try to re-read it with new perspective.
BTW: Thanks, everyone for responding. The posts I've been seeing were
exactly the type of thing I was hoping for.
Thor
> > 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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