Bad month for authors

peppermint · 01-29-2010, 04:08 AM

Robert Parker, and now JD Salinger.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/books/29salinger.html

ody · 01-29-2010, 05:06 AM

Howard Zinn died Wednesday, R.I.P.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/us/28zinn.html?em

Expat Judge · 01-29-2010, 09:41 AM

Patterson is no great loss. Hopefully his badly written crime novels will follow suit. Salinger....that sucks. But shit happens I guess.....

babotaengi · 01-29-2010, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Expat Judge

Salinger....that sucks. But shit happens I guess.....

Well, at 91 it's no so much "Shit happens" as it is "He was NINETY-ONE!!!!"

I read half a Patterson book once. The name of the protagonist was Ned Kelly. It's the only thing I remember about the book as I remember thinking, "I hope the ghost of Ned Kelly shoots this hack for putting his name in such a crappy book." Oh, and there was the car chase where the hero escaped by jumping a motorbike over a draw bridge. I remember that bit because I remember thinking, "Gee, this stunt was much cooler when I actually saw it in a dozen different movies/television shows. Yeah, Patterson can fuck right off and die. Oh, he already did. Sorry.

pushpin fantasies · 01-29-2010, 11:08 AM

will be interesting to see if all the writing salinger did after becoming a "recluse" will be published now...

peppermint · 01-29-2010, 11:50 AM

Yes, that was my thought too. The mistress who wrote a book about their affair claimed he had several manuscripts squirreled away back in the day.

Woland · 01-29-2010, 04:35 PM

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters is one of my favorite stories. As all the obits are noting, Salinger was a great, great writer with a real ear for dialogue. He changed how everyone after him wrote.

I don't think it is James Patterson who died, but Robert Parker - il miglior fabbro (as Pepp has now noted). It would be something if Patterson had, having been profiled in the NYTimes just last Sunday:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/ma...tterson&st=cse

The article talks about Patterson's first novel, which apparently was a very good noir, but didn't sell well. He could have been a great writer, but tossed it aside in favor of writing a lot and getting a lot of readers.

Salinger just tossed it all aside.

01-29-2010, 04:08 AM	#1
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01-29-2010, 11:50 AM	#6
peppermint hopeful monster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness Posts: 4,163 Total Awards: 7 Total Points: 0	Yes, that was my thought too. The mistress who wrote a book about their affair claimed he had several manuscripts squirreled away back in the day. __________________ Let's get liberated! -Peggy Olson

01-29-2010, 04:35 PM	#7
Woland Повелитель Теней Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tokyo/NYC Posts: 3,971 Gender: Sexuality: Sock: NFL Team: Total Awards: 6 Total Points: 0	Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters is one of my favorite stories. As all the obits are noting, Salinger was a great, great writer with a real ear for dialogue. He changed how everyone after him wrote. I don't think it is James Patterson who died, but Robert Parker - il miglior fabbro (as Pepp has now noted). It would be something if Patterson had, having been profiled in the NYTimes just last Sunday: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/ma...tterson&st=cse The article talks about Patterson's first novel, which apparently was a very good noir, but didn't sell well. He could have been a great writer, but tossed it aside in favor of writing a lot and getting a lot of readers. Salinger just tossed it all aside. __________________ Все будет правильно, на этом построен мир. --Михаил Булгаков, Мастер и Маргарита ^1st ExpatKorea Sig of the Week Champion!^ Bir gün bir kitap okudum ve bütün hayatım değişti. -- Orhan Pamuk, Yeni Hayat

01-29-2010, 09:41 AM	#3
Expat Judge Internet Toughguy Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,816 Gender: Sock: Status: NFL Team: Total Awards: 6 Total Points: 0	Patterson is no great loss. Hopefully his badly written crime novels will follow suit. Salinger....that sucks. But shit happens I guess.....

01-29-2010, 11:08 AM	#5
pushpin fantasies Lost Virginity in 미야리 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Seoul Posts: 58 Sock: Status:	will be interesting to see if all the writing salinger did after becoming a "recluse" will be published now...