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brer cat

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3. I have the same impression,
Thu Feb 12, 2015, 12:25 AM
Feb 2015

and it isn't just the recent discussions. There has long been a group that asserted that Truman Capote wrote TKAM, which I think is absurd as well as sexist and patronizing. I believe that many, especially the "intellectuals," are dismissive because she only wrote the one book (prior to learning recently of the earlier volume), and therefore she is a fluke, not a "real" writer. Her reclusive life style added to that perception as well. Other "one hit" writers have fared better with critics; however the best known include Sylvia Plath, Emily Bronte and Margaret Mitchell who all died not long after publishing their first novels.

I reread TKAM last week because my granddaughter is reading it and I enjoy sharing with her. I still think it is a great book, and outstanding for a southern writer during a period when civil rights were very contested in the south.

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I thought so too shenmue Feb 2015 #1
There was a discussion on the Diane Rehm show today which I found insulting and snobby. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #2
I have the same impression, brer cat Feb 2015 #3
I've seen more than one like that ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #4
Everything you just wrote JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #7
Yes marym625 Feb 2015 #5
If anything mercuryblues Feb 2015 #6
Good point . . . S.E. Hinton was another one JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #8
Charlotte Bronte mercuryblues Feb 2015 #9
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