R.I.P. Harper Lee

*MikeandRaph87* · 02-19-2016, 10:07 PM

The famed reclusive author of To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee passed away this morning at age 89. She allowed the transcript rediscovered a couple of years back that became Go Set a Watchmen. The sequel to her only work. Rumors always swirled that she ghost authored Breakfast At Tiffany's by her famous neighbor and long-time close friend Truman Capote. Anyway, she has remained in a care facility the last few years and had become nearly blind. Despite that she has remained in good health otherwise. Her passing is sudden and a surprise. It seems to be of natural causes. I brought up To Kill A Mockingbird today in class when a conversation came of our top three favorite books. It is one those books that is a period piece yet is timeless and very well characterized for a teenager to appreciate or an adult of an era beyond its publishing.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/19/entert...lee-obit-feat/

*snake* · 02-20-2016, 12:09 AM

It'd be sad to see a great author in a care facility. Makes you wonder how many others will end up like this.

Robin Williams had it right, die while you still have your senses. Dementia is the absolute most depressing thing. The minute I start showing signs of it, I'm out.

*shuriken* · 02-21-2016, 04:59 PM

So sad. She was a gift to the world of literature, a gift to the world in general.

02-19-2016, 10:07 PM	#1
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,188	R.I.P. Harper Lee The famed reclusive author of To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee passed away this morning at age 89. She allowed the transcript rediscovered a couple of years back that became Go Set a Watchmen. The sequel to her only work. Rumors always swirled that she ghost authored Breakfast At Tiffany's by her famous neighbor and long-time close friend Truman Capote. Anyway, she has remained in a care facility the last few years and had become nearly blind. Despite that she has remained in good health otherwise. Her passing is sudden and a surprise. It seems to be of natural causes. I brought up To Kill A Mockingbird today in class when a conversation came of our top three favorite books. It is one those books that is a period piece yet is timeless and very well characterized for a teenager to appreciate or an adult of an era beyond its publishing. http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/19/entert...lee-obit-feat/ __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

02-21-2016, 04:59 PM	#3
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	So sad. She was a gift to the world of literature, a gift to the world in general. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

02-20-2016, 12:09 AM	#2
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	It'd be sad to see a great author in a care facility. Makes you wonder how many others will end up like this. Robin Williams had it right, die while you still have your senses. Dementia is the absolute most depressing thing. The minute I start showing signs of it, I'm out.