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    Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"

    The Copycat-cher In The Rye

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    Image of tscheese tscheese
    07/02/09

    In reply to Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"
    OKAY FINE.


    "O hai. Mai naem is Holden Catfield. Ur a krummy goddam foanie srsly. Schooling: FAIL! I goez to Noo Yorx to bish about things basically. I had a moneys, but I spented itz. I haz a mad. Oh, also, krummy goddam foanies are being krummy goddam foanies lol. I haz moar boring tiems in Noo Yorx lolfoanies. COLD CENTRAL PARK IS COLD. O HAI FEEBEE. WE CAN HAZ TAWK ABOUT POATREE? YOU CAN HAZ MAIRY GO RAOND! Then I had a sick. LOL U GUISE AR STILL KRUMMY GODDAM FOANIES LOL. Finis."

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    Image of Tart of Darkness Tart of Darkness
    07/02/09

    @tscheese: I love you. If I could I would heart you all over again.
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    07/02/09

    @tscheese: You forgot "O FUCK."
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    Image of kaiwhakamarie kaiwhakamarie
    07/02/09

    @tscheese: I'm in love.
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    07/02/09

    @tscheese: You are my hero. Seriously.
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    Image of hydrogen_jukebox hydrogen_jukebox
    07/02/09

    In reply to Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"
    Well, duh. Everyone knows Holden gets diagnosed with schizophrenia, and spends the remainder of his days in a fifties-style "sanatorium", knocking back Valium and babbling incoherently about how much he hates snowballs, hand-holding and rude graffiti. Even Phoebe can't bear to visit him more than once a year - we don't need a goddamn book about it, fer Chrissakes.
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    Image of tscheese tscheese
    07/02/09

    In reply to Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"
    I'm also increasingly sad that MY life's work, ALSO a Rye ripoff, will never be able to see the light of day.



    A krummy gawdam foanie: I haz it. Srsly.
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    Image of Eleanor Ramilly Eleanor Ramilly
    07/02/09

    @tscheese: Amazing.
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    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    07/02/09

    @tscheese: This. This is why you are my wifely wife. I love you so much!!1!
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    Image of Triphena Triphena
    07/02/09

    @tscheese: Write this please. You can publish it serially in the weekend OT's. It will be the finest book ever published in small white boxes on a pale blue background.
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    Image of Maritsa Maritsa
    07/02/09

    @tscheese: THIS IS PERFECT. I think we all know what today's COTD is.
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    Image of kaiwhakamarie kaiwhakamarie
    07/02/09

    @tscheese: You are awesome. Or shall I saw, pawsome.
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    Image of BlackFrancine BlackFrancine
    07/02/09

    In reply to Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"
    Actually, I read about this--and it doesn't sound like a sequel at all to me. I think the main problem was that they're advertising it as a sequel.


    From the NYT article I read about it, it sounded like more of a dialog between the author and Salinger's work, and a hypothetical dialog between Salinger and Holden Caufield. I'm surprised that it was found "problematic."

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    07/02/09

    @BlackFrancine: The judge based the ruling on the author's own statements and the book jacket, both of which often referred to it as a "sequel." The judge took them at their word. Also, the judge read both books and found that there were a lot of similarities - that the author borrowed more than he had to for his "transformative" purpose.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    07/02/09

    In reply to Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"
    You know, I never really gave much thought to what Holden would be doing with himself nowadays.


    I think he might be my office's really crabby IT guy.

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    Image of tscheese tscheese
    07/02/09

    @morninggloria: Does he do telephony?
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    Image of andBegorrah andBegorrah
    07/02/09

    @morninggloria: I like to think he and Esther Greenwood would have found each other. And Zoloft. Not necessarily in that order.
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    Image of hydrogen_jukebox hydrogen_jukebox
    07/02/09

    @andBegorrah: I really like this.
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    07/02/09

    In reply to Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"
    And Sean Lennon breathes a sigh of relief.
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    Image of dianersb was bit by a zombie dianersb was bit by a zombie
    07/02/09

    In reply to Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"
    Honest question, how is this different from any of the Jane Austen sequels?
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    Image of SunburnedCounsel SunburnedCounsel
    07/02/09

    @dianersb was bit by a zombie: Author isn't dead and still has IP rights.
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    Image of Ailatan Ailatan
    07/02/09

    @dianersb was bit by a zombie: Slightly Off thread topic, I have never read any of those, but I'm intrigued, esp. the ones of Sanditon (the book that she left unfinished) any comments or recommendations?
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    Image of lilbobbytables lilbobbytables
    07/02/09

    @dianersb was bit by a zombie: Salinger's works are still protected by copyright, would be my guess.
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    07/02/09

    @SunburnedCounsel: Thanks. I thought it was something along those lines, but I wasn't sure.
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    Image of Triphena Triphena
    07/02/09

    @dianersb was bit by a zombie: Thee author didn't include enough zombies?
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    Image of dianersb was bit by a zombie dianersb was bit by a zombie
    07/02/09

    @Ailatan: I haven't read any of them. The closest I've come is watching that Jane Austen Book Club movie....
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    07/02/09

    @Ailatan: Sandition is interesting, but more biting and less funny than her earlier novels. I recommend reading it more for historical interest than for pleasure.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    07/02/09

    In reply to Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"
    99% of the time, "sequel" and "most beloved classics" do not belong in the same sentence.
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    Image of remedios remedios
    07/02/09

    @hortense: 100% of the time, "most beloved classic" and "Catcher in the Rye" do not belong in the same sentence.
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    Image of Maritsa Maritsa
    07/02/09

    @remedios: Awesome.
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    Image of save jinger save jinger
    07/02/09

    In reply to Rye Ripoff Ruled "Problematic"
    This sounds like a crumby, goddamn phony of a book.
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    Image of kaiwhakamarie kaiwhakamarie
    07/02/09

    @save jinger: I agree and all.
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    Image of megscissorhands megscissorhands
    06/02/09

    In reply to The Copycat-cher In The Rye
    If J.D. Salinger testifies in open court, that will be The. Biggest. Deal. Ever. Anyone want to bet over/under the number of "Style"/"Life" section journalists who simultaneously wet themselves?
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    Image of kithkin kithkin
    06/02/09

    In reply to The Copycat-cher In The Rye
    Does this mean J.D. will be leaving the house?
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    Image of rocknrollunicorn rocknrollunicorn
    06/02/09

    In reply to The Copycat-cher In The Rye
    60 years later? A major part of Salinger's appeal (to me, at least) is the youth of his characters. I do not want to meet old Holden. This is a fucking awful idea.
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    Image of kithkin kithkin
    06/02/09

    @rocknrollunicorn: I'm with you. I was recently talking with a friend about how Catcher was the seminal YA novel. The only thing YA books have in common, it seems to me, is a teenage protagonist. They're about growing up, not growing old. I'd hate to see Catcher ruined this way.
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    06/02/09

    @rocknrollunicorn: PS check your PMs
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    Image of tscheese tscheese
    06/02/09

    In reply to The Copycat-cher In The Rye
    Little do you folks know that I'm in the market for this sort of thing too. Except more annoying and zeitgeisty.


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    Image of Mary McCarthyite Mary McCarthyite
    06/02/09

    @tscheese: I THE FIRST NOVEL WRITTEN ENTIRELY IN LOLCAT!


    I'll buy a copy if you inscribe it to me, plz.

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    Image of DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    06/02/09

    @tscheese: only is theyz jumpin.
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    Image of deitybox deitybox
    06/02/09

    In reply to The Copycat-cher In The Rye
    You guys, I heard today that they're thinking of making a Heathers sequel. Fuck me gently with a chainsaw, indeed.
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    Image of emilyanne emilyanne
    06/02/09

    @deitybox: do I look like mother teresa to you?


    That whole quote is my favourite in the film


    in other news, don't you dare touch Heathers hollywood, it'll make me very angry indeed.

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    Image of lilbobbytables lilbobbytables
    06/02/09

    In reply to The Copycat-cher In The Rye
    Ok. Is any other Eyre fan hoping that this is the perfect marriage of Jane Eyre and The Naked Gun?


    If that is the case I am so in. I cannot even express how in I am.

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    Image of RisaPlata RisaPlata
    06/02/09

    @lilbobbytables: Elton John's production company is working on a movie that starts out like Pride and Prejudice and then aliens attack and start killing people. I'm not kidding.
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