Comments on: I Love You J.D. Salinger http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/ if you're not famous, you're fucked Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Cranky http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-348 Cranky Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:16:07 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-348 Well said - thank you. Cranky Well said – thank you. Cranky

]]> By: RomyS http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-347 RomyS Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:44:39 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-347 I was also bereft to hear of the passing of J.D. Salinger. I remember reading "The Catcher in the Rye" in High School and loving it (It was actually assigned reading and I went to a Catholic school!) I recently went to the library and checked the book out from the "Young Adults" section and re-read it. Honestly, I enjoyed it even more this time around. Maybe because I am reading it with more life experience. I've actually been to New York City and can now picture in my mind the exact locations where Holden visits. I can also understand Holden's internal emotional struggles with greater sympathy. J.D. was indeed a great writer. I also had a "step-monster" as I called her. She passed over 15 years ago. Perhaps, I can now look back on her emotional struggles with greater sympathy too. I was also bereft to hear of the passing of J.D. Salinger. I remember reading “The Catcher in the Rye” in High School and loving it (It was actually assigned reading and I went to a Catholic school!) I recently went to the library and checked the book out from the “Young Adults” section and re-read it. Honestly, I enjoyed it even more this time around. Maybe because I am reading it with more life experience. I’ve actually been to New York City and can now picture in my mind the exact locations where Holden visits. I can also understand Holden’s internal emotional struggles with greater sympathy. J.D. was indeed a great writer.

I also had a “step-monster” as I called her. She passed over 15 years ago. Perhaps, I can now look back on her emotional struggles with greater sympathy too.

]]> By: Cranky http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-325 Cranky Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:04:04 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-325 CY - I am going straight to amazon RIGHT NOW and ordering them - have a feeling I'm going to love those books. Thanks. CY – I am going straight to amazon RIGHT NOW and ordering them – have a feeling I’m going to love those books. Thanks.

]]> By: Christian Yorke http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-324 Christian Yorke Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:59:47 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-324 Catcher is indeed a great book. However, to ease your pain might I suggest that you read Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh. Therein lies much sad-making and blind-making and great humour (I am English, forgive the strange spelling) and pathos. Also try A Handful of Dust. Let me know how you get on. Best wishes, CY Catcher is indeed a great book. However, to ease your pain might I suggest that you read Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh. Therein lies much sad-making and blind-making and great humour (I am English, forgive the strange spelling) and pathos. Also try A Handful of Dust. Let me know how you get on.

Best wishes,

CY

]]> By: Cranky http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-323 Cranky Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:18:01 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-323 That's amazing. That’s amazing.

]]> By: rose http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-322 rose Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:54:43 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-322 Heather Milligan sounds like J.D. wrote her dialogue. !! I have Franny * Zooey in the bosom of my heart. And regarding your family, it's like a Barry Levinson film for some reason. Yes, I too come from a dysfunctional family and no father in the horizon at all but guess what, I JUST discovered I have an actual brother who was born in L.A. and now lives in Dallas, son of my father (who we thought had been killed shortly after dumping my mom). Life is strange. Heather Milligan sounds like J.D. wrote her dialogue. !!
I have Franny * Zooey in the bosom of my heart.
And regarding your family, it’s like a Barry Levinson film for some reason. Yes, I too come from a dysfunctional family and no father in the horizon at all but guess what, I JUST discovered I have an actual brother who was born in L.A. and now lives in Dallas, son of my father (who we thought had been killed shortly after dumping my mom). Life is strange.

]]> By: Cranky http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-321 Cranky Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:16:09 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-321 Yes it really really does. Yes it really really does.

]]> By: TheManInTheYellowHat http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-320 TheManInTheYellowHat Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:10:56 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-320 Oh, Cranky. This is awesome. I feel the same way. (http://themanintheyellowhat.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/goodbye-zooey/) The tone and references of this entry, is a very touching, and appropriate sounding, tribute to the great writer. (And your evil stepmother....all too familiar.) The world needs more Salinger, don't you think? Oh, Cranky. This is awesome. I feel the same way. (http://themanintheyellowhat.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/goodbye-zooey/) The tone and references of this entry, is a very touching, and appropriate sounding, tribute to the great writer. (And your evil stepmother….all too familiar.) The world needs more Salinger, don’t you think?

]]> By: Heather Milligan http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-319 Heather Milligan Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:08:33 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-319 Christ on a crutch Cranky! That red haired stepmother with the TV and the flirting - who couldn't cook - what a god damn phony she was! And that tragically handsome first father - with the god damn divorced chorus girl mother - who bought you stuff you had to hide in the trunk of the god damn car! Jesus, Cranky! What a hot shot he thought he was! He's just like the rest of them. Now, this could mean lots of things or it could mean nothing, but if you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll want to know is that you probably bought all of those god damn Sad Sack comic books at Lippys because you were secretly hoping Sarge and the General would ship that lousy red head Stepmother off to god damn phony boot camp so you could have some god damn peace! Mr. Connie will see you now. Christ on a crutch Cranky! That red haired stepmother with the TV and the flirting – who couldn’t cook – what a god damn phony she was! And that tragically handsome first father – with the god damn divorced chorus girl mother – who bought you stuff you had to hide in the trunk of the god damn car! Jesus, Cranky! What a hot shot he thought he was! He’s just like the rest of them. Now, this could mean lots of things or it could mean nothing, but if you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll want to know is that you probably bought all of those god damn Sad Sack comic books at Lippys because you were secretly hoping Sarge and the General would ship that lousy red head Stepmother off to god damn phony boot camp so you could have some god damn peace!

Mr. Connie will see you now.

]]> By: theothergardener http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-318 theothergardener Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:06:15 +0000 http://crankyactress.com/2010/01/31/i-love-you-j-d-salinger/#comment-318 "Nine Stories" is today vastly underrated, and overshadowed by Holden (who is, after all, a wonderful soul). In his story collection Salinger showed writers as well as readers that they needn't be long to be good, nor short out of necessity. There are even shorter tales within the tales, which, along with Carson McCullers' stories, showed everyone how a short-short story might be possible. And here we are, still. One almost wishes another Salinger, but unlike Salinger, would come along and bring the longer shorty back into vogue. TOG “Nine Stories” is today vastly underrated, and overshadowed by Holden (who is, after all, a wonderful soul). In his story collection Salinger showed writers as well as readers that they needn’t be long to be good, nor short out of necessity. There are even shorter tales within the tales, which, along with Carson McCullers’ stories, showed everyone how a short-short story might be possible. And here we are, still. One almost wishes another Salinger, but unlike Salinger, would come along and bring the longer shorty back into vogue.
TOG

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