JD Salinger is gone.

January 28, 2010 10:28 AM

Obit here.
posted by robotico (15 comments total)

Seriously.

FIRST!!!!!!!!!
posted by Elmore at 10:29 AM on January 28, 2010

A real fitting tribute to a literary lion here, robotico.
posted by turaho at 10:29 AM on January 28, 2010

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Do you think they'll release his manuscripts?
posted by HabeasCorpus at 10:30 AM on January 28, 2010

The Catcher in the Rye was the first book that blew my mind and opened me up to reading. And they just don't make authors with such integrity anymore.

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posted by blazingunicorn at 10:30 AM on January 28, 2010

I admire the immense amount of effort you put into this post, dude.
posted by elizardbits at 10:30 AM on January 28, 2010

Phony-ass post.
posted by fixedgear at 10:30 AM on January 28, 2010 [2 favorites]

Lower down the roof beams, mefites.
posted by Elmore at 10:30 AM on January 28, 2010

Yeah, even I did better with my Don Hewitt piece.

That being said, what a fucking week.

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posted by jsavimbi at 10:31 AM on January 28, 2010

I blame his programming.
posted by NationalKato at 10:31 AM on January 28, 2010

Maybe a mod could edit this because it looks like of dumb on the front page, no offence.
posted by GuyZero at 10:31 AM on January 28, 2010

Without photos of the corpse, I'll never believe it.
posted by Eideteker at 10:32 AM on January 28, 2010

JD Salinger had no impact on my life at all. I read "Catcher..." when I was 16 but by then I'd already read "Basketball Diaries" and saw how sarcastic and high-minded Salinger was. I never gave him a second look. Still, rest in peace. Will he buried in a walled cemetery?
posted by parmanparman at 10:32 AM on January 28, 2010 [1 favorite]

This FPP is like putting a "Kick me" sign on your own back.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 10:32 AM on January 28, 2010

Dot here.
posted by yellowbinder at 10:32 AM on January 28, 2010

Worst ObitFilter I've ever seen. And that's saying something.

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posted by Plutor at 10:33 AM on January 28, 2010 [1 favorite]