Re: Sleepy
Cecilia A. Baader (cbaader@my-Deja.com)
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:56:11 -0700
Oh, I could probably tell you a couple of hundred reasons not to like De Daumier Smith...
Actually, it was the story that I always skipped when rereading Nine Stories, because it bugged me so much the first time. He was a hero that I just could not like - - he was too self-involved for me.
I read it again recently, though, and I guess that I have to say that... well, I don't hate it anymore. There's a couple of neat points that make me smile, like when he goes crazy for the artistry of the nun, or the story that he makes up for his past.
I think it will always be the story that I will like the least, though. Once or twice, I'll find that I missed the first time that I read it that adds a whole new dimension to the story.
I'm still looking. I'm willing to be convinced, though, Camille...
Regards,
Cecilia.
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On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:22:33 Colin wrote:
>In message <19990909094442.5E2E2639CA@zagnut.hotpop.com>, Camille
>Scaysbrook <verona_beach@hotpop.com> writes
>>I'm always up for a good
>>round of `De Daumier Smith: Salinger's Unsung Hero Who Nobody Likes But
>>Me' (: )
>
>How could anyone not like De Daumier-Smith!! He has to be one of the
>most charming characters JDS has written. 'De Daumier-Smith's Blue
>Period' is one of my favourite Salinger stories. It has to be the
>funniest story he has written.
>--
>Colin
>
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