A cornerstone of post-war American literature. Salinger reflects on the loss of innocence he experienced on the front lines; connecting it to the turmoils of adolescence.
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Townie (noun): an individual who has grown up and spent most of their life on Cape Cod. "What the fuck are you looking at?" Kenny yelled, blaring on the horn of his beat-up station wagon as a white, pristine, clean BMW X5 pulled out in front of him, cutting him off at the airport rotary. Kenny flipped the driver the bird before proceeding to ride his ass.
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Become a paid subscriber to get access.Now I get to read the summation of it in another literary form. Really incisively delineated, tells a story in itself. I'll still read it one day. :)
Nicely done!
When he started pondering how he even missed his assaulter, it was very touching. He stayed in his childhood mind as a coping strategy
👏Great book but it’s been a while! Loved your mini critique!! 😃
I've never read this before. I feel so sorry for Holden 🥺
Good ole J.D Nine Stories remains to this day one of the best collections of shorts ever.
Nice! I have never read the book myself but this critique makes me want to!
Hey Ashley. Sorry to sound like such a newb, yet are post like this for challenges or something? They're intriguing my curiosity. If you don't mind please explain :)