tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post1351907433699312838..comments2024-03-14T00:19:45.060-07:00Comments on One Potato...Ten!: The Heart of a Modernist: My Summer ReadingStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385380660178435154noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-73892270129914485202013-10-14T13:47:59.738-07:002013-10-14T13:47:59.738-07:00I love Catcher in the Rye. I admire you for revisi...I love Catcher in the Rye. I admire you for revisiting these:)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05385380660178435154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-52075361177532128692013-09-30T07:48:55.087-07:002013-09-30T07:48:55.087-07:00Catcher in the Rye was my daughter's favorite ...Catcher in the Rye was my daughter's favorite assigned book in high school. The teacher gave the kids an interesting assignment. They had to write their own missing chapter mimicking the writer's voice and including what they knew about the characters. She wrote this as a freshman, but it's one of my favorite things she's ever written.<br /><br />I think you all have a great idea about going back to books that were important in earlier years. This might make an interesting topic for a round of posts.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408845654668250300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-12286288827439459722013-09-26T08:37:31.701-07:002013-09-26T08:37:31.701-07:00What interesting reading to throw in with your tra...What interesting reading to throw in with your travel and set painting this summer, Lauren. I like that idea of going back to books that were important and I should reread Catcher in the Rye. Last time I did about ten years ago, I was struck by what a YA book it was before we even had that term.<br />johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674921059674712837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-21342792751701330722013-09-26T06:47:04.797-07:002013-09-26T06:47:04.797-07:00The biggest difference for me, Mark, was just sink...The biggest difference for me, Mark, was just sinking into the story without any note taking. I was nervous that I would not comprehend it; that I would need a TA's help in understanding, but the characters came alive in every detail and I loved the language. <br /><br />I read Catcher in the Rye about four years ago and had read it as a teen. It was an entirely different experience. In some ways I enjoyed it more-- felt parental compassion and concern for Holden. When I read it when I was younger, it was more feverish and fearful-- and changed my experience of the world. Interesting.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131575604953515285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339010711047634783.post-67604868468991287932013-09-25T20:22:28.868-07:002013-09-25T20:22:28.868-07:00Lauren, great idea to revisit classics and see how...Lauren, great idea to revisit classics and see how your reaction/interpretations might have changed since college days. What do you think was the biggest difference in the reading experience? <br /><br />With all the Salinger news on the web lately I've seen quite a few people saying if you read Catcher in the Rye as an adult you will get an entirely different view of Holden Caulfield than you did when a teenager (if you read it then). It got me curious about what other books might strike us differently as we age...the exact theme of your post. Now I have to find the time to do some rereading!!!markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375395920857588109noreply@blogger.com