2007:06/30 Soft-Boiled Sergeant by J D Salinger

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Thanks to both the observers and participants in our discussion of 'Soft Boiled Sergeant' by J.D. Salinger.

 

The chat actually had continunity for me and was not punctuated by disconnects - Hooray ! I learned a LOT from the guys about military slang and how things really were back in those days (circa 1935-1940). I salute every one of you.

 

Here is how the rankings stacked up:

Interest/Entertainment Value: 3.6 (2,3,5,4,3,5,3)

Artistic/Social Value: 3.3 (4,3,3,3,4,3,3)

Discussion: 3.3 (4,4,4,3,2,2,4)

 

Hope to see you next week and as ever, I really look forward to these discussions.

grip

 

Ranking Scales:

 

Interest or Entertainment Value:

5--One of the most engrossing stories I have ever read

4--Very entertaining, I would recommend it to my friends

3--A good read, I might recommend it to people whom I know share my interests or tastes

2--I would not recommend this story to others

1--A really bad read, I am sorry I wasted my time with it

 

Artistic Value (Social/Emotional content)

5--A work of art, pulitzer prize material.

4--A significant contribution to literature

3--Well written

2--Pretty Forgettable

1--Garbage

 

Discussion - we have an unscientific scale, just 1 (ychh!) to 5 (yay!!) and have just started having this ranking. Any ideas about specific traits on the scale to rank by are welcome.