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The laughing man; this has potential for a movie, or a segment of a movie or something. Kind of reminds me of the movie Stand By Me or something like that, it follows a group of silly boys in the 20-50s or something and I recall a buddy holly song playing at some point, by train tracks.

01. A Perfect Day for Bananafish, 4 stars. Everyone is worried about a recently released combat veteran's mental state, except his sunburned wife.
02. Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, 4 stars. Two college friends play catch up while getting hammered, neither were particularly lucky in love after the war.
03. Just Before the War with the Eskimos, 3 stars. Girl puts her foot down about being paid back for cab fare.

The Laughing Man - this is definitely the worst story so far (imo). Tells a story within a story, but only one of them is interesting and the other is fine - but is told so sparsely (continuing with the plain prose) that it's not engaging. Don't know why these two interconnect with each other either. It's fine I guess, but nothing extraordinary.

6/10

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(wrong ed oopsies)

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Just Before The War with the Eskimos: 42-50 was good, the beginning and end was whatever. But the brother, Franklin? Eric? Quite the character, made it worth the read. I tell ya, the way J. D. Salinger writes men specifically is up my alley.

Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut; mot as amusing… a little confused… breakfast at Tiffany’s vibe.

Ending of A Perfect Day for Bananafish; jaw-dropping.

the sun came up and sped toward the bridge of my nose at the rate of ninety-three million miles a second

cake cherry top!

2/9

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the best bits: out and about but then in bed w book before midnight!

(gn goodreads)

We'll drive to town and get some pickles

wiLdin

tldr didn't want to be a pickme girl in alby park with my nOn-monogamy read so opened this but what's new got sidetracked by oTher pickme girl behaviour (journal romanticisation of my last day at uoa slay) so i've read the title page and that's all :—)

'You're not the famous Maxine that Selena talks about, are you?'

Not what I expected but pleasantly surprised.

'I said I see you're looking at my feet.'

Just Before the War with the Eskimos ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut ⭐️✨

A Perfect Day for Bananafish ⭐️⭐️✨
The ending was v satisfying 🌚

bro didn’t care that his uncle was dead

9/9- chyba po prostu go nie rozumiem

8/9 - po prostu to nie to