Head-Fi.org › Forums › Misc.-Category Forums › Members' Lounge (General Discussion) › The Catcher in the Rye is no more.... RIP
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

The Catcher in the Rye is no more.... RIP - Page 2  

post #16 of 24
1/29/10 at 4:27am
Quote:
Originally Posted by ford2 View Post
Never heard of him let alone the book.
how can you not have heard of him or his book?? you better be trolling
post #17 of 24
1/29/10 at 4:43am
Quote:
Originally Posted by jjinh View Post
how can you not have heard of him or his book?? you better be trolling

Why.
I am fairly sure that I am not the only one.
And kindly do not resort to throwing troll around.
post #18 of 24
1/29/10 at 4:49am
Quote:
Originally Posted by ford2 View Post
Why.
I am fairly sure that I am not the only one.
And kindly do not resort to throwing troll around.
my apologies - by popular consensus its one of the best books written, ever.
post #19 of 24
1/29/10 at 4:58am
Quote:
Originally Posted by ford2 View Post
Why.
I am fairly sure that I am not the only one.
Yep, there are plenty of ignorant people online.
post #20 of 24
1/29/10 at 5:50am
Or maybe American literature isn't a key thing in Australian education? I dunno, you'd get it if you came here.

I've read a fair few classic American novels. I hadn't actually gotten around to this one though. I'll pick it up next week.
post #21 of 24
1/29/10 at 7:01am
Wow..Back on track....I'm not much of a reader, but when I had to read this for high school, I finished it in a day

Thank you Mr. Salinger.

RIP
post #22 of 24
1/29/10 at 7:06am
So now that's out of the way, I do think it's pretty ignorant to specifically reply to a thread about JD Salinger and Catcher in the Rye just to say you've "never heard of him let alone the book" (or not having read it, which wasn't even mentioned). I'm not especially fond of American literature in general, but Catcher in the Rye is a fairly seminal book no matter how you look at it.

I was reading a news story the other day about how today's youth don't find it relevant to their lives, and it's hard to imagine that things have changed THAT much since I was in High School. I don't know any High School kids anymore, but I did wonder how much of it was just sensationalism for the sake of the story.

Back to the topic of the thread, I'm pretty excited at the prospect of those 15 unpublished manuscripts, assuming they exist and ever see the light of day.
post #23 of 24
1/29/10 at 7:16am
Quote:
Originally Posted by fatcat28037 View Post
Who among us has not read Catcher in the Rye? At least once.
I read it as it was one of my texts for English during Year 12, and it was a great book to write essays on; So much good content to analyze and write about.
post #24 of 24
1/29/10 at 7:20am
RIP. You will be missed. I loved that book. I must've read it over half a dozen times.
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
This thread is locked  
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Misc.-Category Forums › Members' Lounge (General Discussion) › The Catcher in the Rye is no more.... RIP