R.I.P. JD Salinger

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R.I.P. JD Salinger

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A right of passage for most adolescents-including this one- and an admitted influence on two personal favorites- Roth and Updike- as they developed their fictional voices- a truly magnificent user of irony.
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http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bu ... _mourn_j_d :D :D :D
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Not a big fan, except for some of the short stories, but we can't let the funny boys in The Onion have the last word. Dude was crazy but...

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But the crazy people are always interesting. I was pleased and vaguely depressed (because The Pile grows ever larger) to find that I hadn't read EVERYTHING. So, I look forward (sorta) to some cool compilations.
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