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Reread this in English version and it was so much better than the translated one.
The stream of consciousness feels more real here, as well as the character details. I can easily imagine their movement, their surrounding, the New York City (even though not all stories have NYC as the setting). I really recommend you to read the English version if possible.
I think it's the translation problem but this book is not as good as I hope it would be. I'm a fan of Salinger but I guess the translation of t ...more
The stream of consciousness feels more real here, as well as the character details. I can easily imagine their movement, their surrounding, the New York City (even though not all stories have NYC as the setting). I really recommend you to read the English version if possible.
I think it's the translation problem but this book is not as good as I hope it would be. I'm a fan of Salinger but I guess the translation of t ...more
I believe I've had this book on my shelves since the late 1970s. How is it that I never read it? "For Esme -- With Love and Squalor" is the best story and that's really saying somethings since all of the stories are perfect.
I must get back to reading The New Yorker weekly in case some other brilliant writer starts getting published in there again. ...more
I must get back to reading The New Yorker weekly in case some other brilliant writer starts getting published in there again. ...more
yeah, I'll probably name my daughter "Esme".
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