j.d. salinger books...

Hi!!
Does anyone collect j.d. salinger books?

Hello, rhei 27, welcome to the forum.
I suppose I collect J.D. Salinger books, in a way; I purchase them, read them, and usually keep them, but not exactly in the way that someone collects precious stones, for example. :D
The Catcher in the Rye and Nine Stories probably remain among my favorites by him, though I would love to read them both again, if I find the time.
Do you have any favorites?

I have Franny and Zooey at home, which I like it alot :).

I have Catcher In The Rye at home :D

I wanna read Nine Stories and Franny and Zooey. I have read Catcher in the Rye and loved it.

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Originally Posted by Jack_Aubrey

I wanna read Nine Stories and Franny and Zooey. I have read Catcher in the Rye and loved it.

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Unfortunately, I have yet to read Franny and Zooey, but Nine Stories one cannot exactly call the easiest literature to read; the plots sometimes seem like they have no conclusion, or pieces seem missing, but even the mystery reads in a fascinating way. You will love it! :nod:

I'm sure I will.

I wish I could have a copy of Franny and Zooey and Nine Stories....

I've just finished The Catcher in the Rye, and reading this thread, Mono gave me an idea for Nine Stories...

I have 79 copies of "Catcher in the Rye." I can't pass a bookstore without buying another copy. It makes me feel normal.

(Before anyone gets out the butterly nets for me, I was simply quoting the bizarre character Mel Gibson played in the film "Conspiracy Theory." Gibson was absolutely HILARIOUS!)

I have Catcher in the Rye and Nine Stories. I think I may have Franny and Zooey somewhere but it remains unread. I love the other two, though.

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Originally Posted by rhei_27

I wish I could have a copy of Franny and Zooey and Nine Stories....

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Both are available from Amazon marketplace sellers for less than $2 (+p&p) and both are a good read.

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Originally Posted by mono

...Nine Stories one cannot exactly call the easiest literature to read; the plots sometimes seem like they have no conclusion, or pieces seem missing, but even the mystery reads in a fascinating way.

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As I have written elsewhere, the stories have Zen endings. (A clear hint of this fact was given by the Zen koan in the preface to the book.)

The discarded chicken sandwich the teenager girl finds in her pocket at the end of "Just Before The War With The Eskimos" makes no logical sense, but you strongly feel that it relates to her encounter with her companion's brother and how it somehow changed her. Similarly with the drunken middle-aged woman at the end of "Uncle Wiggly In Connecticute" when she asks her friend pathetically: "Remember the red dress I wore to the high school prom? I was a good girl, wasn't I?"

These endings have emotional impacts that are intuitive rather than logical.

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Originally Posted by starrwriter

Similarly with the drunken middle-aged woman at the end of "Uncle Wiggly In Connecticute" when she asks her friend pathetically: "Remember the red dress I wore to the high school prom? I was a good girl, wasn't I?"

These endings have emotional impacts that are intuitive rather than logical.

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In what way is that a zen ending? I took it to mean as a expression of nastalgia. Her life is now unhappy and somehow gone wrong. She's reaching back to a point where she was more innocent and perhaps the point where her life (not enough detail to support this, but perhaps implied) started diverging.

I've read Catcher in the Rye .. but i must confess i didn't enjoy it.. :eek: