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The Catcher in the Rye is good, but it is probably one of the most overrated books of all time.

They should publish Salinger's work if they think they can make money off of it, which I hope they do because they can. I really don't think anything amazing will come out of it anyways. If he didn't want the stuff published then he should have destroyed it.

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Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

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Love it.

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Awesome...

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And sums up why I didn't like Catcher In The Rye.

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Eh, that's a weird reason not to read the book if you ask me, Chapman was clearly insane and what I've heard he misrepresented the real meaning behind the book.

But yeah, not reading it because of Chapman would be like not reading 1984 because of how both liberals and conservatives constantly reference it when talking about how the opposing team's ideal government would be "Orwellian"

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Inuzuka Skysword

I think it is funny how people relate to an artist as if they were their best friend. I know that art makes people feel as if there is a connection, but their is no dialogue to be had between oneself and the artist.

I bet Lennon's family has read Catcher by now.

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I'd like to see a movie. I've never understood the "its going to destroy everything!!!!" argument.

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Haven't read it yet, but if that Onion bit is any indication I wouldn't like it anyway :\

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When I read it as a sophmore in highschool I remember it being really redundant. The reason "phonies" is such a direct relation is because he says it constantly.

If you want to read what I'd consider to be Salinger's Magnum Opus, check out Nine Stories. I've heard good things about Raise High the roofbeams but I've never read it.

9 stories pissed me off because their climate-endings (to create a term) where in there isn't any sort of finalization or closing. It just lets that haunting mood linger there. So prepare yourself for that. And if you're looking to try a story to see how you'll like it I'd suggest "The Laughing Man."

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