Stay Classy, Brett

[gmoney]

[flvegan]

1. Who exactly *is* this idiot?

[HughBeaumont]

2. The joke who wrote "American Psycho" and "Less than Zero"

[Chan790]

3. He's a pretentious twit of a novelist...

thinks he captures the disillusioned zeitgeist of Gen-X. Wrote "Less Than Zero", "Rules of Attraction" and "American Psycho". He's the sort of guy who needs a to meet an untimely demise involving parasites.

[JonLP24]

4. Who died?

Clearly it was an offensive thing to say, I'm just trying to figure out who he is talking about?

[Chan790]

6. J.D. Salinger. n/m

[Ptah]

7. J. D. Salinger

[Terra Alta]

5. It is a pretty classless thing to say.

Although I have to admit, I'd feel the same way if Dumbya or Darth Cheney died. I probably wouldn't post it on Twitter for all the world to see, though.

[mix]

8. What is his beef with Salinger? nt

[gmoney]

9. Jealousy?

Maybe Salinger didn't reply to any of his fan letters?

Or more likely, just trying to still be the "bad boy" and by making a statement like this, maybe people will start paying attention to him again? Oh, guess what? He's got a book coming out in June, with ANOTHER title ripped off from Elvis Costello, "Imperial Bedrooms" -- I sure hope Elvis gets a percentage.

[mix]

10. I was always ambivalent about BEE, until now...f**k him. nt

[Mojambo]

11. Probably just trying to get a rise out of people.

It's working.

[Zomby Woof]

12. Cheezus

I know I've made it clear I didn't like his writing, but I would in no way want it construed that I was celebrating his death either. But Easton Ellis was always a diseased twat, I mean twit. Cocaine and narcissism are a lethal combo.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. Maybe Salinger was his personal nemesis.

I know I'll dance a merry jig the day the real Rue McClanahan goes belly up.

[jobycom]

14. Jealousy and sour grapes. His writing is a pretentious attempt to do what Salinger did

so like all people who copy a superior while pretending they are original, he hates Salinger.

Probably also knows he'll get blogged over it. Insecure egomaniacs. Gotta love 'em.