Author J.D. Salinger dead at 91 - Polidicks

I'm very proud of him for not surrendering the film rights to his work. His artistic integrity is admirable.

I hate Catcher in the Rye.

Aw hell, him and Howard Zinn died on the same time too. That's two of my favorite literary figures gone right there.

Damn. Just read Catcher in the Rye this year. Damn good book.

I think I remember reading that Salinger had expressly stated that all of the unpublished works he had made were not to be published until quite some time after his death. like, around a decade after his death. can anyone back that up for me?

Catcher in the Rye was a fucking horrible book. Had to read it a while back, and god damn. I don't know how it won awards, it was just fucking awful. Possibly the worst book I've ever had the displeasure of reading.

[QUOTE=faze;19898785]Source: [URL]http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/books/01/28/salinger.obit/index.html?hpt=T1[/URL] Very short article, but sad nonetheless. Good book.[/QUOTE] My teacher today was crying about it today. We walked into the room and she said that her favorite author died 30 minutes ago.

[QUOTE=radioactive;19898830]We don't read that book. We read An Inspector Calls and some play that this Shakespeare dude put his name on it.[/QUOTE] GCSE English is fun.

I didn't even know he was still alive. Very important author.

-snip- Clocks and bad reading

I bet an retirement home for famous people blew up or something. Hot damn.

I can describe this with the immortal words of Holden Caulfield "Goddam"

[I]"If a body catch a body coming through the rye..."[/I]

[QUOTE=radioactive;19898830]..... some play that this Shakespeare dude put his name on it.[/QUOTE] Best be joking, Ethiope [editline]03:53PM[/editline] Most also: "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes. That way I wouldn't have to have any goddam stupid useless conversations with anybody. If anybody wanted to tell me something, they'd have to write it on a piece of paper and shove it over to me. They'd get bored as hell doing that after a while, and then I'd be through with having conversations for the rest of my life" [editline]03:54PM[/editline] [QUOTE=yuki;19904512]Catcher in the Rye was a fucking horrible book. Had to read it a while back, and god damn. I don't know how it won awards, it was just fucking awful. Possibly the worst book I've ever had the displeasure of reading.[/QUOTE] Try reading the inside of your own anus while your head is stuck up there

He liked to drink his urine.

Of mice and men was a great book

We read Catcher in the Rye out loud in my English class a few weeks back. It was funny as hell hearing the teacher saying "goddamn" every few seconds when she was reading.

That was a damn good book. My favorite, actually. I own a copy, and I read it outside of school. It's sad that he's gone, although I must admit that I didn't know that he was still alive-WHERE ARE ALL THESE MOSQUITOES ON MY SCREEN COMING FROM!?

He was an angry old man anyway. It's not like he went on to write dozens of other beautiful books after the catcher in the rye. I mean, it's sad we lost him, but it's kind of pathetic 90% of people only know him because it's required reading in most school boards.

I'm surprised no one wrote a "fuck you" on that article. People always do. EDIT: Catcher was a good book.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;19909195]I mean, it's sad we lost him, but it's kind of pathetic 90% of people only know him because it's required reading in most school boards.[/QUOTE] I don't know, by that reasoning it would be pathetic that I know about Charles Dickens or Shakespeare because of how they are in many school English courses. Being able to enter school or university teaching serves as a testament to that author's impact. And as to him being an angry old man and having written only one book, The man liked to write, and he was peculiar. He was tortured a lot by his thoughts, but I think he genuinly felt like he did something that fulfilled him. I would say in some ways his reclusive behavior and protection of his work reminds me a lot of Bill Waterson's own treatment of Calvin and Hobbes.

[QUOTE=MercZ;19909924]I don't know, by that reasoning it would be pathetic that I know about Charles Dickens or Shakespeare because of how they are in many school English courses. Being able to enter school or university teaching serves as a testament to that author's impact. And as to him being an angry old man and having written only one book, The man liked to write, and he was peculiar. He was tortured a lot by his thoughts, but I think he genuinly felt like he did something that fulfilled him. I would say in some ways his reclusive behavior and protection of his work reminds me a lot of Bill Waterson's own treatment of Calvin and Hobbes.[/QUOTE] Except if I say shakespeare, one might think of several plays, where as with J.D. Salinger, it will always be catcher in the rye.

This actually made me sad. I really enjoyed Catcher in the Rye. This guy will be the saddest of them all: [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/Markchapmanmugshot.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;19910332]Except if I say shakespeare, one might think of several plays, where as with J.D. Salinger, it will always be catcher in the rye.[/QUOTE] And? Doesn't make it any less significant.

[QUOTE=MercZ;19910812]And? Doesn't make it any less significant.[/QUOTE] Sure, the only reason people even know who he is, is because he published one book we all had to read. If we didn't all have to read that one book, no one would've known who he was. If shakespeare wrote 1 less play, he still would've been great.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;19910828]Sure, the only reason people even know who he is, is because he published one book we all had to read.[/QUOTE] I didn't have to read the book in school but I still know him? I think the same has to be said for people who read it in the 50s and 60s of their own accord, and influenced a lot of literature after that. It was only able to be school reading because of its relevant impact. Much like any other author would be studied in education nowadays. I'm not sure whether you're trying to sound all deep and thoughtful or something, but it's not really making any sense.

[QUOTE=MercZ;19910990]I didn't have to read the book in school but I still know him? I think the same has to be said for people who read it in the 50s and 60s of their own accord, and influenced a lot of literature after that. It was only able to be school reading because of its relevant impact. Much like any other author would be studied in education nowadays. I'm not sure whether you're trying to sound all deep and thoughtful or something, but it's not really making any sense.[/QUOTE] I'm not, even if you didn't have to read it, there's a chance that the person who suggested that you read it was required to read it. So what I'm saying is that if it wasn't required reading everywhere there's a chance that you wouldn't have known about it. And most likely way less people would know who he is. Therefore this thread wouldn't have been posted and no one would've cared. I'm just saying it's sad that a good book is only known because it's required reading. I'm not trying to sound deep..

[QUOTE=JDK721;19908159]He liked to drink his urine.[/QUOTE] Might I ask, if there's anybody of some worth that doesn't enjoy the warmth of a freshly squeezed? Ever heard of the phrase "waste not, want not"? A blissful ignorance, you have for surely not. [editline]07:56PM[/editline] [QUOTE=sloppy_joes;19911032]I'm not, even if you didn't have to read it, there's a chance that the person who suggested that you read it was required to read it. So what I'm saying is that if it wasn't required reading everywhere there's a chance that you wouldn't have known about it. And most likely way less people would know who he is. Therefore this thread wouldn't have been posted and no one would've cared. I'm just saying it's sad that a good book is only known because it's required reading. I'm not trying to sound deep..[/QUOTE] There's a chance you wouldn't know what bread was, if it wasn't a staple part of the white man's diet. It's a shame it's popular because everybody is introduced to it from a young age, because that's the only reason anybody ever liked it. I wish bread was a niche thing you could only find in secret underground bakeries if you knew the right people. Then, and only then, would bread be appreciated for what it is. Curse you, society, curse you to hell for not allowing me to truly appreciate the true worth of bread.

[img]http://www.8bitkid.com/files/2008/05/lrg_sac_laughing_man_2-cropped.thumbnail.jpg[/img] I thank him for this :)

Wow, we just read his book a few months ago. And I just finished watching Stand alone complex not to long ago.