One...two...three...SNEER!
Well, at least that is what the proposed publishers, Nicotext believe the "literati" will do at this idea. And why shouldn't we? Hacking apart a classic is like urinating in the holy water -- you just don't do that. Period.
According to BookSeller.com, the book will be out sometime in June, while other reports say the release date is in the fall and that this may simply be a hoax. If it is or not, 90-year-old Salinger has his literary agent talking to lawyers about this potential sequel.
Whether the sequel is published or not, it won't be a serious fiction or even formulaic genre fiction, which is safe to say after examining some of Nicotext's publications: "Dirty Movie Quote Book," "Wasting Time," "Erotic A-Z" and "The Macho Man's Point to it Book" to name a few.
This book is probably a rouse, but regardless, it has stirred up people attached to the original book and people who love to read classics.
Although ripping off the classics seem to be a growing trend. For example, the fascination authors have to continuously build from "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, which has spawned too many recreations and disenchanted sequels (i.e. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Jane Austen and Seth Grahme-Smith, "Mr. Darcy's Diary" by Amanda Grange, "Duty and Desire (Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman Trilogy)" by Pamela Aidan and many more).
But this is only one instance, there have been prequels and sequels to numerous classics, including more by Austen "Sense and Sensibility" and the Sherlock Holmes Series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
It begs the question: why add to the sequel when the result subtracts from its original appeal?
If you or anyone you know wants to write a prequel or sequel to any classic book, tell them no. Friends don't let friends ruin classics or tarnish their names by writing rubbish.
More to come about "The Catcher in the Rye" sequel soon.
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