RIP Maurice Sendak

[onyxtwilight]

How on EARTH am I the first person on any of my friends lists to notice this, THREE DAYS LATER?

Pull your head out of your ass, Keith, and check the actual news occasionally. Sheesh.

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[shesqueals]

I've never actually read the book. Given that they were published way after my childhood and I have no children to read to its not surprising that it wasn't high on my radar to pass on the news. From the reactions I've seen I guess I should read it one day

[onyxtwilight]

Where the Wild Things Are came out in 1963, how old are you? :-)

It's a children's bedtime story, so if good examples of that genre don't make your heart sing, then it might not be much of a thrill. But it's one of the best of its kind, and his other books are also gloriously good (and somewhat controversial in their time, sometimes -- In the Night Kitchen has been censored many times because its illustrations include a depiction of the boy protagonist fully naked. I haven't seen the latest couple, gotta read those sometime soon.

So I'd say, as long as you're not expecting the Chronicles of Narnia, yes, give it a read someday. Or watch a video of some famous person reading it, maybe, there are several of those (including President Obama :-).

His recent interview with Stephen Colbert was hysterical. Dry as a bone, sharp as a scalpel. They're calling him the most important children's author of the twentieth century, and I can't disagree.

[shesqueals]

I was actually born in 63 but never heard of the books til much later. Thanks for the info on them

[amber_phoenix]

It was all over my FB and G+ (and twitter). One more sign that LJ is dying out?

[amber_phoenix]

oh, and, here's another, earlier link, just in case you missed it a few years ago :)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/arts/design/10sendak.html

[effloresense]

Indeed, that was why I didn't post about it. Sorry!

[onyxtwilight]

I didn't see it anywhere on G+, either. Not even in the "trending" boxes that I'm not subscribed to.

Weird. And unimportant, except that I feel bad for not knowing sooner. :-/

Maurice and Eugene are going on the altar come Samhain.

[rio_luna]

i was too sad

[baj9]

By all means find the interview with Steven Colbert... Sendak was on the mark, and Colbert fed him plenty of straight lines. Apparently there is a new Sendak book coming out soon...