Nine Stories
 

Nine Stories

by J. D. Salinger

In the J.D. Salinger benchmark "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," Seymour Glass floats his beach mate Sybil on a raft and tells her about these creatures' tragic flaw. Though they seem normal, if one swims into a hole filled with bananas, it will overeat until it's too fat to escape. Meanwhile, Seymour's wife, Muriel, is back at their Florida hotel, assuring her mother not to worry--Seymour hasn't... (read more)

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Adria R
  • Rated 5 stars

Yes, Catcher in the Rye is a great book, a classic story of teenage angst with a lot of originality. Franny and Zoey deserves equal priaise. BUT this collection of stories is just wonderfully written. I think it's Salinger at his best. Teddy, the last story in the book, is my absolute favorite and it touches upon all my favorite subjects...philosophy, religion, psychology, the nature of existence (one could say the meaning of life itself). Highly recommended!

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  • Rated 4.209677 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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  • Tina M

    tina m said:

    I did NOT like this book, to me it was extremely boring. This is probably because I didn't understand it, and because I had to read it for a class

    posted Sunday, November 25 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Ali T

    ali t said:

    Very good stories, I just moved by "A Perfect Day For Bannana Fish" & "Teddy". The powerful thing about all stories are that you should think read again and conclude yourself of what really hapenned and what was the writer`sreal intentions and thoughts

    posted Wednesday, October 24 2007
  • powerpuffgirl_2332

    powerpuffgirl_2332 said:

    one of my favorites. 'The Laughing Man' is the story which i find the greatest

    posted Saturday, September 15 2007
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