R.I.P. J.D. Salinger

Rob Instigator · 01.28.2010, 03:40 PM

JD salinger has died, age 91
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/book...ex.html?hpt=T2

Rob Instigator · 01.28.2010, 04:10 PM

*zing*

tesla69 · 01.28.2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pbradley

No zing. I'm just reluctant to make threads.

Well one day you may need to sew on a button

Rob Instigator · 01.28.2010, 04:26 PM

I am not the biggest fan, but props nonetheless

The Earl Of Slander · 01.28.2010, 05:03 PM

Oh man. That really really sucks. Salinger is possibly my favourite author ever. At the very least, Franny and Zooey will I think always be tied as my favourite book ever. Here's hoping whatever he's been writing in the last 40 years will now surface....

SuperCreep · 01.28.2010, 07:26 PM

i HATE "catcher in the rye" (had to read that shit three times in high school), but some of his short stories are pretty good.

RIP.

The Earl Of Slander · 01.28.2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperCreep

i HATE "catcher in the rye" (had to read that shit three times in high school), but some of his short stories are pretty good.

RIP.

I seriously suggest you read Franny and Zooey if you haven't already, because it's a very different, much more mature book, closer to the style of his short stuff. I ADORE it

samuel · 01.28.2010, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperCreep

i HATE "catcher in the rye" (had to read that shit three times in high school), but some of his short stories are pretty good.

RIP.

Did you hate the book or just hate Holden? I thought it was written beautifully, and I can see why people don't like Holden.

static-harmony · 01.28.2010, 11:06 PM

I thought it was a pretty good book. I think I am going to have to pull it out and read it.

alteredcourse · 01.28.2010, 11:43 PM

To relate to Samuel's question,
I found that I hated Holden for some parts of me that I hate. Especially since he was a teenager, and yet there are still some aspects of that mentality that I carry that I wish I didnt, in my 20s.

But for that reason, I respect the book. With many novels, you lend yourself out to relate to a character, instead of them poking and jabbing from the inside out while you read.

SuperCreep · 01.28.2010, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The Earl Of Slander

I seriously suggest you read Franny and Zooey if you haven't already, because it's a very different, much more mature book, closer to the style of his short stuff. I ADORE it

yeah, i'm not completely opposed to salinger, just that book in general. i will check out franny and zooey, though. thanks!

i just don't get the appeal of catcher in the rye. i read it at ages 14, 16, and 17, and each time it came across as "BAWWWWWWWWW PHONYPHONYPHONY GODDAMNIT PHONY BAWWWW WHINE!" as far as "coming-of-age" novels go, i'll take ham on rye over that piece of shit any day of the week.

dale_gribble · 01.28.2010, 11:59 PM

he drank his own piss haha.

jon boy · 01.29.2010, 12:07 AM

wonder what yoko thinks?

pbradley · 01.29.2010, 02:03 AM

http://www.theonion.com/content/news...nies_mourn_j_d

demonrail666 · 01.29.2010, 08:31 AM

it's all over the cover of today's papers.

well apart from The Sport, which chose to lead with 'Soap Star Sue's Sex Vid Secret'.

Glice · 01.29.2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

it's all over the cover of today's papers.

well apart from The Sport, which chose to lead with 'Soap Star Sue's Sex Vid Secret'.

It's a very sad day for the world indeed. Poor Sue won't be able to show her face in public again. I can't imagine they'll keep her on after that scandal.

demonrail666 · 01.29.2010, 08:49 AM

It's Suzanne Shaw from HearSay who's now in Emmerdale, apparently.

chicka · 01.29.2010, 08:49 AM

Rip JD. but truthfully I'm more interested in what's happening with Sue. Any pointers to articles about her troubles?

demonrail666 · 01.29.2010, 08:53 AM

It's on the cover of the Daily Star but they aren't linking it as a story to ensure people buy the paper - which of course they won't.

Genteel Death · 01.29.2010, 09:20 AM

Yeah RIP. What did they write about her antics on the video?

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01.28.2010, 05:03 PM	#5
The Earl Of Slander the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,156	Oh man. That really really sucks. Salinger is possibly my favourite author ever. At the very least, Franny and Zooey will I think always be tied as my favourite book ever. Here's hoping whatever he's been writing in the last 40 years will now surface.... __________________ The toothaches got worse, she dreamed of disembodied voices from whose malignance there was no appeal, the soft dusk of mirrors out of which something was about to walk, and empty rooms that waited for her. Your gynaecologist has no test for what she was pregnant with.
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SuperCreep expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,281	i HATE "catcher in the rye" (had to read that shit three times in high school), but some of his short stories are pretty good. RIP. __________________
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alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	To relate to Samuel's question, I found that I hated Holden for some parts of me that I hate. Especially since he was a teenager, and yet there are still some aspects of that mentality that I carry that I wish I didnt, in my 20s. But for that reason, I respect the book. With many novels, you lend yourself out to relate to a character, instead of them poking and jabbing from the inside out while you read.
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	it's all over the cover of today's papers. well apart from The Sport, which chose to lead with 'Soap Star Sue's Sex Vid Secret'.
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	It's Suzanne Shaw from HearSay who's now in Emmerdale, apparently.
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01.29.2010, 08:49 AM	#18
chicka expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wormtown MA Posts: 1,549	Rip JD. but truthfully I'm more interested in what's happening with Sue. Any pointers to articles about her troubles? __________________ some men just want to watch the world burn
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01.29.2010, 08:53 AM	#19
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	It's on the cover of the Daily Star but they aren't linking it as a story to ensure people buy the paper - which of course they won't.
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Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	Yeah RIP. What did they write about her antics on the video?
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