RIP J. D. Salinger

author of Catcher in the Rye, died at 91.

it brings to mind holden's rant about finding the F-bomb written on the stairs at phoebe's school. he insisted that his tombstone would say:
holden caulfield
rest in peace
F_ _ _ you

rest in peace j.d. rest in peace holden!

"Mothers are all slightly insane." --JD Salinger

"Mothers are all slightly insane." --JD Salinger

?I hope to hell that when I do die somebody has the sense to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody.? holden

I hope that is honored = do you know his arrangements?

He was so real. And his younger pics show a striking look about him.

91 - I think I need to re-read the book in his honor.

The catcher in the rye

Here's the ebook if there's someone out there who'd like to read it.

vonnegut, then salinger

vonnegut, then salinger

salinger, and then more salinger. when a body catch a body comin' through the rye . . .

?I hope to hell that when I do die somebody has the sense to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody.? holden

Holden would be proud that he's had this much staying power.

I think he will "live" for a long time...Taking a Walk Through J.D. Salinger’s New York - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

even today, people visiting the city want to know where he went.

I was listening to an interview with the editor of the NYT book review yesterday on NPR, and you could practically hear him salivating over the prospect of undiscovered works!

I was listening to an interview with the editor of the NYT book review yesterday on NPR, and you could practically hear him salivating over the prospect of undiscovered works!

Yeah, apparently there are hundreds, if not thousands, of notebooks/journals...

salinger, and then more salinger. when a body catch a body comin' through the rye . . .

referring to the order of society's loss