tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post203901026091962840..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Devouring Books: Franny and Zooey by JD SalingerLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-22031972093969574302014-04-12T11:22:26.607+01:002014-04-12T11:22:26.607+01:00Aaaaaaand, there you go! I feel like I might be yo...Aaaaaaand, there you go! I feel like I might be you once I've read more Salinger, Melissa. We shall see.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-24095256556167055682014-04-12T11:20:37.568+01:002014-04-12T11:20:37.568+01:00It makes total sense! I'm cool with it. I reco...It makes total sense! I'm cool with it. I recommend another Salinger before reattempting Catcher, because I liked this so much that it's basically convinced me I should read Catcher again, even though I still know I don't like it! I think you might be right about the boy/girl thing though, at least to a certain extent. Which is interesting. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-45819927300037843982014-04-12T11:18:20.430+01:002014-04-12T11:18:20.430+01:00I mean... I recommend giving it a second chance, o...I mean... I recommend giving it a second chance, obviously, but I'm also an advocate of just letting the books you didn't really like go. Like, there's obviously a reason they were unliked, so you should stick with that, you know?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-7942257278816364472014-04-12T11:17:05.741+01:002014-04-12T11:17:05.741+01:00Whaaaaaaat, so you hate this Salinger and love the...Whaaaaaaat, so you hate this Salinger and love the one I haaaaaaate? That's crazy. We're going to have ISSUES, Mrs H.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-27627041617605430732014-04-11T20:15:37.342+01:002014-04-11T20:15:37.342+01:00Can I just say that I hate Catcher and I love Sali...Can I just say that I hate Catcher and I love Salinger. I've never liked Catcher, but I've read all of his other work and loved it. Nine Stories, this one, Raise High, they are wonderful. I know Catcher is his most famous, but I tell people all the time that they shoudl absolutely not start with that one! Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-71520205896136900872014-04-08T21:10:20.591+01:002014-04-08T21:10:20.591+01:00Today I have seen three things about Salinger. On...Today I have seen three things about Salinger. One video by someone who counts Catcher as one of his favourite books (and he has good taste in books, btw). One video by someone who ALSO has good taste in books but hated it with a passion. This someone was female, as are many other Holden-haters I've seen/read/met, which makes me think maybe Catcher really is one of those books that men just somehow 'get' more than we do. The third thing is this, which kinda makes me think maybe I should follow your example, try a DIFFERENT Salinger, then see how I feel about a reread of Life, Holden and the Phoniness of Everything (as it is sometimes theatrically known in my head). Because it's been over 10 years since my Catcher experience and I think I wanted it to be a lot of things, so had very high expectations. Maybe THIS time, expecting the urge to flush it down the toilet, I'll be pleasantly surprised?<br /><br />This comment makes no sense. Carry on.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-83950132258649159472014-04-07T19:16:09.012+01:002014-04-07T19:16:09.012+01:00This was the only Salinger book I tried to read (T...This was the only Salinger book I tried to read (Trish, you are not alone!) and I didn't like it. In fact I don't believe I've finished it. I don't remember how far I got, I didn't even remember that it's split in two parts until you mentioned it. I think maybe I should give it a second chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-41206162174515791582014-04-07T19:13:58.341+01:002014-04-07T19:13:58.341+01:00Short comment cos of phone awfulness but urgh we d...Short comment cos of phone awfulness but urgh we disagree about this book! I think i feel about it how you feel about Catcher, which I loved as a teenager. Stick Salinger on the pile with Little Men :-panarmchairbytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-51049123346238140902014-04-07T18:09:22.909+01:002014-04-07T18:09:22.909+01:00No no, one character does carry round a book with ...No no, one character does carry round a book with her! That would be Franny. I'm not sure if in a few months (or, let's face it, weeks) all I'll remember is that I like it more than The Catcher in the Rye, but if that's all I remember, that's good enough (SO OVERRATED, RIGHT?!) <br /><br />But yes! Reread! It's really short, you can do it!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-10171273183426739092014-04-07T18:07:41.386+01:002014-04-07T18:07:41.386+01:00Oh maaaan, I really want to read Nine Stories now ...Oh maaaan, I really want to read Nine Stories now because wikipedia tells me there are more tales of the Glass family in it!! So... You might not like this if you didn't like that, but I can't be sure about that because I haven't read it. <br /><br />It's fine that you're the only person not to have read The Catcher in the Rye. Unless you're a disaffected teenage boy who moans a lot, you probably won't like it. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-26379853725890141262014-04-07T17:56:06.936+01:002014-04-07T17:56:06.936+01:00It's been *years* since i read this one, and ...It's been *years* since i read this one, and the only thing I really remember about it is that I liked it better than Catcher in the Rye (not difficult 'cause I think that book is incredibly overrated) and that maybe one of the characters carries around a copy of a certain book with her. (Gah, that could be from Catcher, too. I can't say)<br /><br />So clearly I need to be one of those internet peoples who re-reads this book and then we can have ALL of the discussions about it. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-59384419201139041312014-04-07T17:33:04.215+01:002014-04-07T17:33:04.215+01:00Hmmmm. Maybe I'll read this one after I finish...Hmmmm. Maybe I'll read this one after I finish East of Eden. Or something. I've had it on the shelf for years but I was so lukewarm with Nine Stories that I haven't really felt like picking it up. I didn't realize that they were two separate stories. Sometimes I feel like the only person who hasn't read The Catcher in the Rye. Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.com