A Hive of Scum and Villainy

The recent passing of J.D. Salinger got us thinking about the small role The Catcher in the Rye played in our decision to wield the (figurative) pen for a living. While we're pretty sure the book wouldn't hold up should we crack it again today, it wowed us during junior high. It was, in fact, one of the first semi-adult books we kept on jonesing to read until we finished, a feeling we'd only had about Tolkien and the Hardy Boys up to that point.

But The Catcher in the Rye's artistic...