A Perfect Day for Bananafish is one of my all-time favs.
Feb 22, 2024
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Part of Salinger's Glass Family series (and one of the pieces originally published in the New Yorker that eventually appeared in Nine Stories -- yes, Lisa Loeb's ["Stay (I Missed You)"] backing band was named after the 1953 book). IMO this is where Salinger's debt to Papa Hemingway is laid bare -- the spare, simple prose; the occasional sweary moments (where the protagonist, Seymour, calls a woman he meets a "goddamned sneak"); the somewhat sudden, surprising and macabre ending. I find people typicially have no middle ground for Salinger that isn't "Catcher in the Rye" -- they either love it or loathe it. I'm in the former camp.
Dec 5, 2024
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I think the works of J.D. Salinger (mainly The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey) are incredible and should be read by everyone for their unique writing and exploration of human nature!! 🙏
The Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books ever and I love it so much ❤
Dec 29, 2024
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i actually like jd salinger its quite nice and it starts with the banana fish short story so i love it <3
Jul 31, 2024
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Because there aren’t many better feelings than waking up to an empty sink.
Feb 21, 2024
I’m need a better positioned mirror I’m too tall for this shit.
Beams Plus jacket
Polo Ralph Lauren oxford
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DS & Durga Bowmakers fragrance
Feb 25, 2024
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There’s something inherently special about public outdoor ice skating rinks.
Despite ending up with a concussion the last time I was at the outdoor rink, throughout winter it has served as a public space free of pretension (rare!)
Whoever you are, ice skating brings out the inner child in everyone because it’s all boiled down to one thing: gliding over ice.
Look left, a six year old has fallen for the umpteenth time. A smile from ear to ear. Look right, a 60 year old man, hockey obviously being a past life, fluttering past you. A smile from ear to ear.
Feb 20, 2024