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“Tilting his head back he slowly released an enormous quantity of smoke from his mouth and drew it up through his nostrils. He continued to smoke in this "French-inhale" style. Very probably, it was not part of the sofa vaudeville of a showoff but, rather, the private, exposed achievement of a young man who, at one time or another, might have tried shaving himself left-handed.”Just Before the War with the Eskimos

Cause 3 books was apparently not enough
Hell, i might even start Franny and Zooey too
WHO KNOWS

უკვე 1 თვეა 9 მოთხრობის მე-4 მოთხრობაზე ვარ🤓ისე, ძალიან კარგი მოთხრობებია💘

Generalmente, repudio los relatos (o películas) protagonizados por niños o adolescentes porque me resultan tediosos e inverosímiles. Ocurre lo mismo con algún relato de este libro.

"-Yo era una buena chica -suplicó-. ¿No es cierto?".

I just finished the second story, “Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut”, and it was more sad than the last one. It starts out with two friends reconnecting and a girl with an imaginary friend. It ends on a sad note, but it was good anyway.

I just finished the second story, “Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut” and it was more of an emotional one. It started out very light with two friends catching up and ended on a sadder note. It was good though.

Finished “A Perfect Day for a Bananafish” and it’s starting off this collection of short stories with a great one!

I just finished the first short story and the book is great so far.

'He's been hitting the road regularly since he was two. But never very hard. I think the farthest he ever got -- in the city, at least -- was to the Mall in Central Park. Just a couple of blocks from home. The least far -- or nearest -- he ever got was to the front door of our building. He stuck around to say goodbye to his father.'

‘Doesn’t Lew have a sense of humor?’ Mary Jane said.
‘What?’
‘Doesn’t Lew have a sense of humor?’
‘Oh, God! Who knows? Yes. I guess so. He laughs at cartoons and stuff.’ ‘Well,’ Mary Jane said. ‘That isn’t everything. I mean that isn’t everything.’ ‘What isn’t?’
‘Oh … you know. Laughing and stuff.’
‘Who says it isn’t?’ Eloise said. ‘Listen, if you’re not gonna be a nun or something, you might as well laugh.’

She read an article in a women’s pocket-size magazine, called ‘Sex Is Fun – or Hell.’

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With her hand, when the float was level again, she wiped away a flat, wet band of hair from her eyes, and reported, ‘I just saw one.’

‘Saw what, my love?’

‘A bananafish.’

‘My God, no!’ said the young man. ‘Did he have any bananas in his mouth?’

‘Yes,’ said Sybil. ‘Six.’

Just finished “A perfect day for bananafish” and that is a must read short.

What in the world just happened.

Finished:
- A Perfect Day for Bananafish

"Madame Bovary z zaocznych kursów dokształcających."

Esmé Squalor.

It really hit close to home.

J.D., twoje imię przypomina mi inne, postaci z innej książki, ale postaram się o tym nie myśleć, ruszamy.

кога ще приключа книга, вместо да започвам единайсет нови? благодаря за въпроса.

For Esmé—with Love and Squalor... the scene in the café was way too good.

Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut was so good... love drama!

sigo sem saber apreciar autores estadunidenses.

"His face, just as it was, carried the impact, however oblique and slow- travelling, of real beauty."

Salinger sure knows how to write devastatingly beautiful lines, and this is my conclusion.

my favorites were pretty mouth and green my eyes, de daumier-smith’s blue period, and teddy

"Boo Boo not only listened to his voice, she seemed to watch it."

I am a little too smitten with the Glass family, I am not going to lie

More like Seven Stories

C'mon Jerome, make me cry. Let's goooooooooo!

یک روز خوش برای موزماهی واقعا ترجمه بدی داشت. نمی‌دونم شایدم نداشت، به هر حال به دل من ننشست. اون شیرینی متن اصلی تو ترجمه نبود. انگار تو برگردان کاراکترا غیرواقعی و چندش شده بودن. نمی‌دونم والا.
4/5

Bitiremedim artik kafam salinger götürmüyor :( utanmiyorum internet utansin