Comments on: J.D. Salinger’s ‘Tin Ear’ in ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ — Quote of the Day / Jonathan Yardley of the Washington Post http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/j-d-salingers-tin-ear-in-the-catcher-in-the-rye-quote-of-the-day-jonathan-yardley-of-the-washington-post/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Sat, 25 May 2013 15:11:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/j-d-salingers-tin-ear-in-the-catcher-in-the-rye-quote-of-the-day-jonathan-yardley-of-the-washington-post/#comment-7957 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:03:53 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=18255#comment-7957 You’re right that some writers do seem to attack books because it’s fashionable. It’s just that in this series, Jonathan Yardley seems to have liked more books than he disliked, so the theory doesn’t work as well here as elsewhere.

]]> By: bippityboppityboom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/j-d-salingers-tin-ear-in-the-catcher-in-the-rye-quote-of-the-day-jonathan-yardley-of-the-washington-post/#comment-7956 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:06:20 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=18255#comment-7956 I have never entirely understood why Salinger’s novel is so highly regarded; I love “The Old Man and the Sea”, a book which, despite its slender spine, takes some effort to finish.

Regardless, I can’t help but feel that it is at least somewhat fashionable for a reviewer to attack books that are held in high esteem. Dale Peck certainly comes to mind. (I’m sure one could argue that reviewers are similarly prone to offering praise to the books of certain writers–regardless of the quality.)

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