gcreptile 10,963 Posted February 9, 2015 Harper Lee is very hurt by media criticism, says her lawyer: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/08/harper-lee-lawyer-statement-hurt-by-book-controversy#comments Lots of discussion about her mental faculties follow... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted February 9, 2015 Harper Lee is very hurt by media criticism, says her lawyer: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/08/harper-lee-lawyer-statement-hurt-by-book-controversy#comments Lots of discussion about her mental faculties follow... The for us most disturbing sentence in that piece is this: [T]he death of her sister Alice last year, at the age of 103. Since Harper is a mere 88, her membership of our list may be premature. regards, Hein 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted February 9, 2015 Harper Lee is very hurt by media criticism, says her lawyer: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/08/harper-lee-lawyer-statement-hurt-by-book-controversy#comments Lots of discussion about her mental faculties follow... The for us most disturbing sentence in that piece is this: [T]he death of her sister Alice last year, at the age of 103. Since Harper is a mere 88, her membership of our list may be premature. regards, Hein But from what I can gather she relied on Alice to stop people taking advantage of her. Just being over 100 doesn't stop you being big sister. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted February 9, 2015 Harper Lee is very hurt by media criticism, says her lawyer: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/08/harper-lee-lawyer-statement-hurt-by-book-controversy#comments Lots of discussion about her mental faculties follow... The for us most disturbing sentence in that piece is this: [T]he death of her sister Alice last year, at the age of 103. Since Harper is a mere 88, her membership of our list may be premature. regards, Hein But from what I can gather she relied on Alice to stop people taking advantage of her. Just being over 100 doesn't stop you being big sister. So, which of us is suitably qualified to offer to take Harper's power of attorney and look after her? Personally, I'd be tempted to suggest she promote the new book by becoming a late entrant in the reality TV spectacle that is The Jump. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted February 9, 2015 Harper Lee is very hurt by media criticism, says her lawyer: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/08/harper-lee-lawyer-statement-hurt-by-book-controversy#comments Lots of discussion about her mental faculties follow... The for us most disturbing sentence in that piece is this: [T]he death of her sister Alice last year, at the age of 103. Since Harper is a mere 88, her membership of our list may be premature. regards, Hein But from what I can gather she relied on Alice to stop people taking advantage of her. Just being over 100 doesn't stop you being big sister. So, which of us is suitably qualified to offer to take Harper's power of attorney and look after her? Personally, I'd be tempted to suggest she promote the new book by becoming a late entrant in the reality TV spectacle that is The Jump. Probably less potentially fatal than appearing on Loose Woman because if I had to encounter that banal collection of Harpies I would want to top myself. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildstorm 297 Posted March 2, 2015 Harper Lee is said to be in "excellent health" Also, This link includes the newest photo of her: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted March 5, 2015 In one of her few dealings with journalists, she tells one of them to "go away" in a letter: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/05/harper-lee-journalist-go-away-to-kill-a-mockingbird-sequel-go-set-a-watchman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted March 12, 2015 Now an official investigation of possible elder abuse has begun: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/12/harper-lee-elder-abuse-investigation-alabama-report Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted March 13, 2015 Investigation already closed, she's apparnetly mentally fine: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/13/harper-lee-elder-abuse-investigation-is-closed-says-agent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted March 13, 2015 Was the reasoning behind that: she's 88 so she must be potty? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted March 13, 2015 Was the reasoning behind that: she's 88 so she must be potty? Something about "Did she really want to publish that second book"? I don't quite understand it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted April 27, 2015 Turns 89 tomorrow. Maybe she'll earn Party Pooper points for some lucky DDP teams... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,023 Posted April 27, 2015 Here's a quote from TKAM: "There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results." How true, have a good birthday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,023 Posted June 8, 2015 Being inducted into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. Not clear whether she will attend. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3115252/Harper-Lee-inductees-Alabama-Writers-Hall-Fame.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted June 19, 2015 I'm reading To Kill A Mockingbird. I really like it, can't wait for the sequel. I wonder, will Harper Lee have one of those cliche movie deaths, where an old person dies after their final wish is granted (after Go Set A Watchman is in bookstores, she dies peacefully in her sleep). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,023 Posted July 9, 2015 Harper gets out and about: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3155339/Reclusive-author-Harper-Lee-seen-time-SIX-years-just-days-launch-controversial-second-novel.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulh85 101 Posted July 10, 2015 bad news when one of the death list 50 (or 42 now) ventures outdoors. i prefer my candidates to be bed ridden Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 13, 2015 Did she write a third book? http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jul/13/harper-lee-third-novel-lawyer-tonja-carter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted July 13, 2015 Best cash cow ever, the Zsa Zsa of ageing authors 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 14, 2015 Recipe book and some children's novels should hit the market soon---with her explicit non-Alzheimer's approval of course. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted July 15, 2015 Recipe book and some children's novels should hit the market soon---with her explicit non-Alzheimer's approval of course. SC Four & Twenty Mockingbirds baked in a pie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted July 15, 2015 I'd never read TKAM until about 10 years ago; never did it at school. It was a disappointment given its massive popularity and the number of people who assert that it's their favourite book evah. I mean, it was OK, but ... My theory is that as a school set book, it compared favourably with other set texts. It's an easy read with young protagonists and a reasonably interesting plot. And as such, people remember it fondly because it was more accessible and less 'boring' than Shakespeare and the like. Many of these people will not have read a book since they left school. Not saying this applies to everybody, of course, but it may account for some of its enormous following. There's another one that people (mainly females) go on about, and that's 'I Capture The Castle'. Left me cold. Again, I may have enjoyed it more if I'd read it when I was a teenager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted July 15, 2015 TKAM was one of our school Eng Lit books, and beyond familiarity with the names of some of the characters I can't say I remember a thing about it. I suspect that this may be because each pupil had to read aloud a chapter, rather than us reading it ourselves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted July 16, 2015 TKAM was one of our school Eng Lit books, and beyond familiarity with the names of some of the characters I can't say I remember a thing about it. I suspect that this may be because each pupil had to read aloud a chapter, rather than us reading it ourselves. Same here, it's been about 30 years since I last read it and never been compelled to read it again. Because it was one that we read in school, we had to give it back at the end of the year, so I never bothered to get my own copy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted July 24, 2015 Just finished reading Watchman, and damn, this woman's got talent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
