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.
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!! π
The Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books ever and I love it so much β€
i might not know how i'd wanna spend the rest of my life, because i think i'd be okay to die at any moment knowing i've loved as much as i can, to myself and the people/surroundings that matter the most. but the least i can offer you is this virtual hug π« take care darling, spend some time in introspection. maybe you'll find something so so beautiful buried deep within you, as dark as it seems, in preparation for death.
