Posts: General / Author J.D. Salinger dead at 91

http://news.yahoo.com/s/a.../us_obit_salinger

NEW YORK – J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.

Salinger died of natural causes at his home on Wednesday, the author's son said in a statement from Salinger's literary representative. He had lived for decades in self-imposed isolation in the small, remote house in Cornish, N.H.

"The Catcher in the Rye," with its immortal teenage protagonist, the twisted, rebellious Holden Caulfield, came out in 1951, a time of anxious, Cold War conformity and the dawn of modern adolescence. The Book-of-the-Month Club, which made "Catcher" a featured selection, advised that for "anyone who has ever brought up a son" the novel will be "a source of wonder and delight — and concern."

If i remember correctly, catcher is a quick read. maybe ill revist it in honor of the dead.

I've never read it. This might be because the book never seemed interesting to me, but you're right, it's pretty short. Maybe worth a read, but my "to-read" list is already pretty long.

I always loved Franny & Zooey too. =[ We lost a great man.

Catcher in the Rye should be read simply to appreciate the use of voice in text.     I really don't agree that Catcher teaches any sort of life lessons or that it targets any particular type of reader.   The thing that makes Catcher an exeptional read is how the main character sticks with you long after you put the book down.     It's just fantastic writing.

Damn!
He wasn't on my list!

Jessica: Damn! He wasn't on my list!

I don't get it. Are you playing "Dead Author Bingo"?