tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342221990105766055.post6744840562052317595..comments2024-03-01T23:43:19.353-05:00Comments on Glenda C. Beall's Writers Circle Around the Table : J.D. Salinger's effect on readersGlenda Beallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953170428175025248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342221990105766055.post-19721296358990209872014-02-04T22:06:49.394-05:002014-02-04T22:06:49.394-05:00Glenda, having read all of J.D. Salinger's boo...Glenda, having read all of J.D. Salinger's books in my twenties, all I know now is that I did enjoy them. But, not being able to remember the stories, I am curious to know if they still appeal to me. I am one-third of the way into "Catcher in the Rye." At first I found the style annoying, but as I continued I found it hard to stop - engrossing. I can see why teens relate to it. I saw the documentary too, was surprised at much of his life.Maren O. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961927396190963454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342221990105766055.post-24948306631382724992014-02-01T13:59:50.580-05:002014-02-01T13:59:50.580-05:00Hi Lise and Abbie,
It all depends on where we are ...Hi Lise and Abbie,<br />It all depends on where we are in our lives as to what impresses us, doesn't it? <br />When I was a girl and read Little Women, I was completely impressed by Jo Marsh and always wanted to be like her. Now I hear people say it was not a very good book, or the writing was not so good.<br />But at the time, it was wonderful to me.<br />Kids of today will exclaim over the Harry Potter books for the rest of their lives I suspect and all the science fiction and fantasy writing out there.Glenda Beallhttp://www.profilesandpedigrees.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342221990105766055.post-29542172341263005242014-01-25T16:47:26.128-05:002014-01-25T16:47:26.128-05:00I read The Catcher in the Rye when I was about ele...I read The Catcher in the Rye when I was about eleven years old. Being visually impaired, I listened to recorded books, and at that time, they were distributed on long-playing records. When I was issued a machine that played these records, The Catcher and the Rye was the first book that came with it. It may not have been suitable reading material for a girl my age, and it really didn't mean much to me back then. Maybe I should read it again as an adult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342221990105766055.post-78448157501260628692014-01-25T09:50:17.203-05:002014-01-25T09:50:17.203-05:00I am sure I read Catcher in the Rye in high school...I am sure I read Catcher in the Rye in high school but oddly, I recall very little of it. It is fascinating to me that someone's words would inspire another so deeply as to have them commit murder...such unintended power. Lisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431245561712781037noreply@blogger.com