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Manohmanohman I love Salinger.

compelling and Carveresque

UNCLE WIGGILY IN CONNECTICUT IS A MASTERPIECE

tragedy after tragedy after tragedy

wat.

Salinger is perturbed. Yay for bananafishes.

As with anything of Salinger's, or short stories, it took me an embarrassing amount of time to get through this. That said, I couldn't help being thoroughly amused at his usual overly-frivolous syntax and diction, quizzical descriptions and otherwordly thoughts.

Esme is my favorite thus far.

Good lord this guy knew how to write dialogue. This is as far as I've ever read Nine Stories. Last time I stopped after "Bananafish". I think my logic at the time was that JDS couldn't possibly top that one. So far I am loving it.

on "Teddy"

on "Teddy"

on "The Laughing Man"

Everyone is crazy.

like a punch to the gut.

The bananafish story was perfect!

Down at the Dinghy

Ever read Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events?" Well, there's a character in "The Ersatz Elevator" named Esme Squalor...and in Salinger's "Nine Stories," there's a story entitled "For Esme-With Love and Squalor." Mind=Blown. I have a new mission in life: to figure out each of those references.

I feel like I'm updating a lot right now, but I'm doing it at the end of every story because I'm bored in the car.

LOVED "Down at the Dinghy"! On to "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor".

Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut

Okay..."Pretty Mouth and Green Eyes" was really good too.

Developing a new respect for Salinger as a writer.

Favorite story so far is definitely "Down At The Dinghy". [:

There is just something about Salinger's writing style that makes me anxious.

So far, The Laughing Man is my favorite.

Well that escalated quickly. -- an initial response to "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"

this book has a few stories I didn't really get on my first read through but after finishing the last two ill be starting this one over. wow is all I can say.

[...] the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.

دوست داشتنی. خیلی دوست داشتنی. همین کافیه براش.

What I unwrapped when I got home from Deerfield Library's "Blind Date with a Book" promotion - I am feeling so lucky!! Have only read Catcher prior to this (of course, not much else Salinger to digest) - anyway, am truly enjoying this collection of stories so far and I'm not usually into short story compilations. Mostly they have a few good stories and the rest are tripe. But in this, each is better than the last!