JD Salinger dead at 91

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    http://www.einsiders.com/hollywood-...the-rye-jd-salinger-dies-january-27-2010.html

     
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    Interesting because one of my most glaring memories of high school was my freshman English/Lit teacher ranting about how many people (himself included I reckon) couldn't wait for him to die to get a hold of all of the work he's done since he became a recluse.

    Haven't read it since I was 14 but I thought Catcher in the Rye was pretty lame. If a book about the thoughts of a whiny-as-fuck young man struggling to cope with adulthood can make you a fortune then I'm a fucking gold mine. I gotta start documenting my uninteresting complaints and thoughts.
     
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    Quit being a bitch.
     
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    Sad news. How long does he have to be deceased before they get the rights to make a movie?
     
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    haha. i think we wrote letters to salinger as an assignment. as for catcher in the rye- i must admit- i thought it was a defining book of my adolescence, although, today i would dismissed young holden's bitching as conspicuous rebellion. nevertheless, in grade nine- i identified with him.
     
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    u know most books dont translate well over to the big screen.
     
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    Okay, that's relevant to the question how?
     
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    its not but hopefully u learned something in the process.
     
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    Should I feel offended, humored, or thankful?
     
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    copyright last the authors lifetime, plus 70 years, so 70 years from now, if somebody buys the publishing rights and copyright, they might decide to make a movie...
     
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