I quite like Catcher in the Rye but I've never been able to shake the feeling a lot of why it is so famous and highly rated by some is that it has had plenty of controversy around it and Salinger becoming a recluse.
I also vote that anyone mentions deaths happening in threes gets punched in the head.
I also vote that anyone mentions deaths happening in threes gets punched in the head.
*MySmiley*
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
JD Salinger dies, aged 91
- 29/01/2010 11:30:09 AM
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The Catcher in the Rye remains impressive for capturing the spirit of not one, but many generations.
- 29/01/2010 12:01:11 PM
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What's surprising is how well it's endured as an anthem of individualism.
- 30/01/2010 02:41:49 AM
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Strange dude...it's a shame he just up and disappeared. Loved Catcher in the Rye though. *NM*
- 31/01/2010 03:49:24 AM
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