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| tiptopolive | Jan 29 2010, 01:18 AM Post #1 |
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oh my, he's so gangsta
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One of my favorite authors died recently. He's most famous for Catcher in the Rye, which we were all probably forced to read at some point or another. It seemed to be a book that people either loved or hated - which camp did you fall into? PS: Awesome Onion article on the event. http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bunch_of_phonies_mourn_j_d |
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| Locke | Jan 29 2010, 01:43 AM Post #2 |
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That one guy
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I've actually never read it. :o I am most interested in hearing whether the rumors are true: that he has dozens of ready-to-publish manuscripts in a safe. He hasn't published anything since 1965, so it could be epic if there really are unread, unpublished Salinger novels waiting inside. |
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| Fission-ZNR | Jan 29 2010, 01:57 AM Post #3 |
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I retain the right to act silly.
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I haven't read Catcher in the Rye either, but it's sad to see literature icons like him die. |
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| Smkiller | Jan 29 2010, 02:56 AM Post #4 |
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*steals member title*
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That's so weird... just earlier, I was thinking about the book. Huh... R.I.P., I guess. |
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| John | Jan 29 2010, 09:20 AM Post #5 |
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Determined
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Never read the book either, but I look the forward reading it.
Edited by John, Jan 29 2010, 09:21 AM.
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| tiptopolive | Jan 29 2010, 11:24 AM Post #6 |
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oh my, he's so gangsta
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I would love to read some of his never published stuff. |
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| Linkman | Jan 29 2010, 06:52 PM Post #7 |
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it's an illusion.
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"You're all goddamn phonies." |
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| Curry | Jan 30 2010, 12:02 AM Post #8 |
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The Catcher in the Rye was one of the two books, in which I was required to read, that I actually enjoyed greatly (A Separate Peace was the other). You know, I don't want to see the "hidden manuscripts". He didn't want the world to see them, so I don't want to. |
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| Locke | Jan 30 2010, 01:13 AM Post #9 |
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That one guy
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According to his daughter, they're marked for immediate publication, publication after editing, or not to be published. He just didn't want them published while he was alive. |
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| Lugiatm | Jan 30 2010, 09:32 AM Post #10 |
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this is pretty sad, i'm reading catcher in the rye at the moment. |
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| Jago | Jan 30 2010, 12:48 PM Post #11 |
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I have become, comfortably numb.
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That's really sad. The weird thing is, two days before he died I decided I was going to find Catcher In The Rye and read it...coincidence or am I a murderer? :O
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| Leda | Jan 31 2010, 12:54 PM Post #12 |
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cARpE dIEm
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I've heard of the novel, but I don't think I've ever read it? The newspaper article regarding his death said the novel is one of the top sellers to this day and that at the time it was published, Holden Caulfield was the newest rebel since Huckleberry Finn. ![]() Interesting that he didn't want certain things published until after his death. |
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| helloworld | Jan 31 2010, 09:35 PM Post #13 |
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I read Catcher In The Rye way back and enjoyed it. There are very few good authors out there, and now, one less.
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The weird thing is, two days before he died I decided I was going to find Catcher In The Rye and read it...coincidence or am I a murderer? :O



3:17 PM Jul 11