Comments on: JD Salinger, 1919-2010

By: Virgil Tibbs

Virgil Tibbs — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:00:48 +0000

It’s the cold, taxes and chavs for me. Will go back anyway, as locals, humidity and awful housing are worse.

Never read Catcher, never will. If you’re not a teenager, there’s no point, right?

By: Sir Crispin

Sir Crispin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:19:14 +0000

Dear Casca…

I would presume that’s one of the main reasons most of us live in Hong Kong…or at least dread returning to the west. Snow and taxes being my other two for not wanting to go back.

By: Casca

Casca — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:42:54 +0000

What middle-aged American male doesn’t long to be a recluse? Have you met American women lately?

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:15:28 +0000

Is that E.J. Thribb (aged 91 and 3/4) in disguise?

By: Da Docta

Da Docta — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:40:08 +0000

So, farewell then J D Salinger.
At last brown bread
Which is as reclusive as you can get.
Your name is an angram of Slang Ire
And Sale Grin.
Must be something there.
I never got to know Franny or Zooey
And probably you never did either.

By: gunlaw

gunlaw — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:44:18 +0000

Have never knowingly read that Catcher In The Rye book on the solid ground that it has long been an integral part of the American High School syllabus.

By: Sir Crispin

Sir Crispin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:29:34 +0000

Salinger’s whole reclusiveness smacks of his Holden’s dismissive attitude towards people in general. It’s pretty obvious he uses Holden to voice his own disdain for a world that he ultimately withdrew from in his holier-than-thou disgust.