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[1] On Jan-30-2010, Niall wrote:

I thought that twitter message was a little odd, always thought BEE would be a JD fan.

Hmm

[2] On Jan-30-2010, Aimee L. wrote:

It's because the rights to publish his huge unpublished collection are now up to his estate. Many people were waiting for the so-called old codger to pass.

He refused to publish for some reason... bitterness, fear - something.

That's why Bret is celebrating... unless he's just being a twitter contrarian.

[3] On Jan-31-2010, Nathan wrote:

Seems like it was just a sarcastic way of saying the opposite of what most everyone else has been saying.

Anyone who's read both Ellis and Salinger should be able to recognize that Ellis draws so much of his humorous side from Salinger's work -- very noticeably in his use of italics for comedic emphasis. "American Psycho" wouldn't be a funny book without Salinger's influence.

[4] On Jan-31-2010, Niall wrote:

That's an interesting point Aimme, maybe Bret's thinking we might be getting some unreleased works at last.

[5] On Feb-01-2010, mitch wrote:

The chances of the estate releasing unpublished material are very slim. Read the obit in NY Times and the estate make a statement which is that it will not go against JD's wishes. The guy might as well be still alive.

[6] On Feb-26-2010, Anonymous wrote:

It's a tribute. He's done it in the style of Holden Caulfield, Salingers alter ego in catcher in the rye. It's a sly tribute that he knew would be misinterprated.

[7] On Mar-03-2010, Anonymous wrote:

He was ecstatic about it for the same reason that I was--now we get to see what Salinger's been writing for the past 40 years. End of story.

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