Comments on: Have You Read This Book? http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book Independent Bookstore Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:50:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dear Ms. Le, We regret to inform you that J.D. Salinger has expired. http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/comment-page-1#comment-34285 Dear Ms. Le, We regret to inform you that J.D. Salinger has expired. Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:16:41 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/#comment-34285 [...] stories, but his legacy far outweighs the volume of his output. His novel Catcher in the Rye, as I’ve noted before, served as many people’s entry into the world of literary fiction. It was that rare novel that [...] [...] stories, but his legacy far outweighs the volume of his output. His novel Catcher in the Rye, as I’ve noted before, served as many people’s entry into the world of literary fiction. It was that rare novel that [...]

]]> By: Dear Ms. Le, We regret to inform you that J.D. Salinger has expired. » because, maybe. http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/comment-page-1#comment-15683 Dear Ms. Le, We regret to inform you that J.D. Salinger has expired. » because, maybe. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:03:53 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/#comment-15683 [...] stories, but his legacy far outweighs the volume of his output. His novel Catcher in the Rye, as I’ve noted before, served as many people’s entry into the world of literary fiction. It was that rare novel that [...] [...] stories, but his legacy far outweighs the volume of his output. His novel Catcher in the Rye, as I’ve noted before, served as many people’s entry into the world of literary fiction. It was that rare novel that [...]

]]> By: R.I.P. J.D. Salinger | Hometown Pasadena http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/comment-page-1#comment-15586 R.I.P. J.D. Salinger | Hometown Pasadena Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:14:15 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/#comment-15586 [...] stories, but his legacy far outweighs the volume of his output.  His novel Catcher in the Rye, as I’ve noted before, served as many people’s entry into the world of literary fiction.  It was that rare novel [...] [...] stories, but his legacy far outweighs the volume of his output.  His novel Catcher in the Rye, as I’ve noted before, served as many people’s entry into the world of literary fiction.  It was that rare novel [...]

]]> By: R.I.P. J.D. Salinger http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/comment-page-1#comment-15578 R.I.P. J.D. Salinger Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:33:05 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/#comment-15578 [...] stories, but his legacy far outweighs the volume of his output.  His novel Catcher in the Rye, as I’ve noted before, served as many people’s entry into the world of literary fiction.  It was that rare novel [...] [...] stories, but his legacy far outweighs the volume of his output.  His novel Catcher in the Rye, as I’ve noted before, served as many people’s entry into the world of literary fiction.  It was that rare novel [...]

]]> By: Mike, just thinkin... http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/comment-page-1#comment-204 Mike, just thinkin... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:01:00 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/#comment-204 I agree. It's time to change books. I agree. It’s time to change books.

]]> By: Carolyn http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/comment-page-1#comment-202 Carolyn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:05:00 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/#comment-202 I taught freshman comp last year and my students had grown up with Harry Potter. None of them cited Catcher in the Rye as being a seminal book for them (hey, some of 'em didn't read past Sports Illustrated and ESPN online), but my grad student colleagues -- especially those studying adolescent literature, aka YA -- all had. I'm tempted to say it's become outdated, but MANY of my freshmen had read Edgar Allen Poe in high school -- he's much earlier, and was universally adored. I taught freshman comp last year and my students had grown up with Harry Potter. None of them cited Catcher in the Rye as being a seminal book for them (hey, some of ‘em didn’t read past Sports Illustrated and ESPN online), but my grad student colleagues — especially those studying adolescent literature, aka YA — all had. I’m tempted to say it’s become outdated, but MANY of my freshmen had read Edgar Allen Poe in high school — he’s much earlier, and was universally adored.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/comment-page-1#comment-201 Anonymous Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:33:00 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/#comment-201 I didn't read Catcher in the Rye until I was in my 30s and it didn't really make much of an impression on me. I love Salinger's short stories, but I do remember thinking that perhaps you had to be a teenager to really appreciate it. That said, I read Prep (a modern day, girl's Catcher in the Rye, some have said...) a couple of years ago and it totally resonated with me and reminded me of my teen years. Ultimately, I think only the teenagers themselves can answer this question. If it speaks to them and gets them excited about reading a book, then we should keep teaching it and keep recommending it. My question is whether Catcher in the Rye still feels relevant to the teenagers of today. I didn’t read Catcher in the Rye until I was in my 30s and it didn’t really make much of an impression on me. I love Salinger’s short stories, but I do remember thinking that perhaps you had to be a teenager to really appreciate it. That said, I read Prep (a modern day, girl’s Catcher in the Rye, some have said…) a couple of years ago and it totally resonated with me and reminded me of my teen years. Ultimately, I think only the teenagers themselves can answer this question. If it speaks to them and gets them excited about reading a book, then we should keep teaching it and keep recommending it. My question is whether Catcher in the Rye still feels relevant to the teenagers of today.

]]> By: Edan http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/comment-page-1#comment-200 Edan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:51:00 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/#comment-200 Well, hello. I agree with you and Patrick. I haven't read Catcher in the Rye since high school and I barely remember it. That said, I read it on my own, not in a class, and I recall not thinking much of it. That said, so many students do love it, and it would be a shame to take it off reading lists because it's perhaps become outdated--do we want kids reading only for shock value? A what if students are reading the novel because it's a kind of time capsule of a bygone brand of disaffected youth? With this model, kids might see how they overlap with Holden, and how they differ. I do agree that Catcher in the Rye should be one of many books on teen reading lists, and I think Trubek's suggestions are terrific. <br/><br/>My teen students this summer had to read Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley and Carrie by Stephen King. Go figure.<br/><br/>Also, an Anne Trubek teaches at Oberlin...is this the same woman?<br/><br/>Fuck, I have to go write my stupid novel. Well, hello. I agree with you and Patrick. I haven’t read Catcher in the Rye since high school and I barely remember it. That said, I read it on my own, not in a class, and I recall not thinking much of it. That said, so many students do love it, and it would be a shame to take it off reading lists because it’s perhaps become outdated–do we want kids reading only for shock value? A what if students are reading the novel because it’s a kind of time capsule of a bygone brand of disaffected youth? With this model, kids might see how they overlap with Holden, and how they differ. I do agree that Catcher in the Rye should be one of many books on teen reading lists, and I think Trubek’s suggestions are terrific.

My teen students this summer had to read Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley and Carrie by Stephen King. Go figure.

Also, an Anne Trubek teaches at Oberlin…is this the same woman?

Fuck, I have to go write my stupid novel.

]]> By: julieklam http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/comment-page-1#comment-199 julieklam Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:37:00 +0000 http://blog.vromans.com/have-you-read-this-book/#comment-199 I want to answer this post because I think it's really interesting but I haven't read Catcher in the Rye since high school, either, though I read it many times (not as many times as I saw Diner, though. Still, I think it's an iconic work and the writing is so accessible to those video-game playing high school kids. I don't think it should be an either/or thing. I'd like to know what Edan thinks. I want to answer this post because I think it’s really interesting but I haven’t read Catcher in the Rye since high school, either, though I read it many times (not as many times as I saw Diner, though. Still, I think it’s an iconic work and the writing is so accessible to those video-game playing high school kids. I don’t think it should be an either/or thing. I’d like to know what Edan thinks.

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