Thread: Mourning

Did you read "Catcher in the rye?" Just for the little crazy paranoid inside me,did it make you want to kill people. I was kinda impressed that the guy lived this long that book seems to be very old. I am sorry for your loss

Hello, Deusseteh:

I read the book several times. I think everyone in school in those years read it. That was Salinger's first novel, published in 1951, and it still continues to have a cult following.

Regards,

Obie

I guess he outlived his career. I thought he died forty years ago.

Yes, we read it in high school here when I was a lad. I have to admit much of it was lost on me at the time, being a rather parochial and callow youth. I have read it since once or twice and enjoyed it.

Literature has lost a great man. Rest in Peace.

James.

Hello, James,

Yes, the book changes perspective somewhat depending on what age one reads it.

Salinger was a recluse and rarely gave interviews. He lived to be 91.

On another topic, James: I just noticed your name in Farsi with your identification and avatar. I am pleasantly surprised.

Regards,

Obie

I read 'Catcher in the rye' when i was in junior high school. Didn't get much of it by then, but i've read it again when little older. It needed some aging before i got more out of it. The book has become sort of classic these days.

'Sit tibi terra levis', Mr. Salinger. R.I.P.

I read Catcher in the Rye at school, and I enjoyed it right from the off. I think most teenagers can relate to the feelings of isolation portrayed in the book, and it made me appreciate my childhood more as well when I read it more recently.

I've not read it for a while. I'll have to dig my copy out and re-read it.

RIP Mr Salinger.

I read it during university (just leisure reading, not for a course), and remember thinking, "Wow, I'm surprised he isn't dead yet."

It's a shame that he finally is, though. Rest in peace, J.D.S.

Like many kids 40 yrs or so ago I read 'Catcher in the Rye'. I remember my best friend was impressed by it.
I have only vague recollection of it now. I know he must have written other things, but I've not seen anything else of his on bookshelves in the UK. I'm not certain whether he was more famous as a writer or as a recluse.

Originally Posted by Obie

Hello, James,

Yes, the book changes perspective somewhat depending on what age one reads it.

Salinger was a recluse and rarely gave interviews. He lived to be 91.

On another topic, James: I just noticed your name in Farsi with your identification and avatar. I am pleasantly surprised.

Regards,

Obie

Hi Obie,

Sorry to go OT a bit. I have taught several students from Iran (which I believe was Persia?) over the years, and I can tell you that our domestic students could learn a thing or two about respect, manners, and hard work from them.

I also currently have a tutor from Iran working for me. Hamid is one of the most decent, gentle, and pleasant people I have ever met - a true gentleman in every sense of the word. I have learned a great deal about many things from him in our general discussions. One of the things I have learned is what a beautiful language and script Farsi is.

And, on a final off topic note, I would heartily recommend that people try to see, if they can get hold of it (which I think should not be too hard as it is fairly well-known), a beautiful movie called Children of Heaven. It left me with a tear in my eye and a smile on my face.

James.