tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post302373223319049151..comments2024-01-06T10:36:04.084-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Blog: Let Franzen ringD. G. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-33382692559545191592010-12-17T14:32:09.919-05:002010-12-17T14:32:09.919-05:00As for that "bloodcurdling critique" . ....As for that "bloodcurdling critique" . . .<br />I don't, from the perspective of maturity, reappraise books that once meant a lot to me - as <i>Catcher in the Rye</i> did. It seems disloyal to do so. <br />Even at age 13 I knew the novel sagged in the last third. But the exhilaration I felt through the first half! - 50 years later that feeling still endures. <br />For what he gave me, I have only thanks and gratitude to offer J. D. Salinger.Phillip Routhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803146151771620210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-8142005623821281802010-12-02T14:19:40.274-05:002010-12-02T14:19:40.274-05:00Writing topical fiction might sell a lot of copies...Writing topical fiction might sell a lot of copies over the short-term and generate momentary critical buzz, but also shortens a book's longevity. I really wonder if anybody will still be reading Franzen fifty years from now.Petehttp://www.petelit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-6437010591985930802010-12-02T11:27:33.655-05:002010-12-02T11:27:33.655-05:00It seems to me that the Cadillac functions as a sy...It seems to me that the Cadillac functions as a symbol. Also, I don't see how suffering can ever be more than its object so that it would be interesting in itself. How can suffering or joy exist without its object?A.J.noreply@blogger.com