Review of Salinger (2013) by Odie Henderson for RogerEbert.com — 09 Sep 2013

The ultimate invasion of its subject's privacy.

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This review of Salinger (2013) was written by Odie Henderson and published by RogerEbert.com on 09 Sep 2013.

Salinger has generally received mixed reviews.

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