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In response to "Two points: Salinger is instantly my new saddest celebrity death. He was my favorite and the world lost a great talent." by TFox

I have never read Catcher in the Rye. If someone wants to loan me a Kindle and an iPad, I'll read it twice and get back to you. :)

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jan 28 '10, 11:46

That said, one of the stories I just read says that he has a ton of work accrued over his career that he wrote "for himself", and it may now be released to the public.

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I, also, have not read it. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jan 28, 11:50 2
- we've discussed this before, i think you have to read it as a teenager. once you are older you just find him whiny. - Andie Jan 28, 11:55 1
  - I found him whiny and meh even as a teen -- nm - SyrDragon Jan 28, 11:58
That has been a point of conjecture for decades. I don't know that anyone really knows what Salinger really did, or his wishes re: release. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 11:48

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I have never read Catcher in the Rye. If someone wants to loan me a Kindle and an iPad, I'll read it twice and get back to you. :)

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