Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J. D. Salinger

J. D. Salinger died on the 27th of January.  He is best known for his novel “The Catcher In The Rye”.  This was a popular choice to study at higher because it was easy to read and at times it was laugh out loud.  I came across this announcement on the web, which is written in the same style as the book.

In this big dramatic production that didn't do anyone any good (and was pretty embarrassing, really, if you think about it), thousands upon thousands of phonies across the country mourned the death of author J.D. Salinger, who was 91 years old for crying out loud.

"He had a real impact on the literary world and on millions of readers," said hot-shot English professor David Clarke, who is just like the rest of them, and even works at one of those crumby schools that rich people send their kids to so they don't have to look at them for four years.

"There will never be another voice like his." Which is exactly the lousy kind of goddamn thing that people say, because really it could mean lots of things, or nothing at all even, and it's just a perfect example of why you should never tell anybody anything.

This has just reminded me of how good the book was – will need to read it again soon.