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12/1/09
I've recently read Franny and Zooey, Room With A View, Breakfast at Tiffany's (seen the movie countless times, though never actually read the book), and have started The Sound and the Fury. It's an interesting book, though I haven't gotten my teeth completely into it yet (just finished the Benji part). The nonlinear chronology and italics make it slightly confusing to follow at times, but I'll get used to it :)
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2/28/10
Finally finished The Sound and the Fury yesterday! It took a while because of college and whatnot, but it was a great read. Complicated, and very interesting. Looking to start a new book, haven't quite decided what yet...

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DentedSyke

"Franny and Zoey" is, quite literally, a masterpiece. Seymour, their genius brother, is also in the dark and tragic short story "A Good Day for Bananafish," and he is explored in depth in the best of all of Salinger's books, "Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters." Why Salinger is best known for "The Catcher in the Rye," is a mystery to me, for his best works are definitely "Franny..." and "Raise High..." I implore you to read these epic writings by a man who had immense talent and a beautiful way of getting big ideas across.
Hope your exams went well. read good stuff, read often, and become our next great author.

KeasbeyNights · 31-35, M

Yes, Franny and Zooey is definitely an amazing work of literature, one of my favorites. Bananafish was great too.

I mean, Catcher in the Rye is a good, well written work that can appeal to a greater audience than that of Salinger's other works. People can either hate Holden or empathize and see some of themselves in him, whereas not as much his other works. And it's one of his more in depth single works, really getting to the core of Holden, while Seymour is over many short novels and stories. So I can see why Catcher is more popular than his other works, but I don't believe it is his best.

KeasbeyNights · 31-35, M

Yeah, this is the first Faulkner I've attempted, and it's been quite a challenge, but an interesting one at that.

I haven't picked it up in a while, schoolwork and studying are bogging my life down now, just about at finals. I'll get back to it during winter break though!

LordVoldemort

Wow! great collection,

Faulkner is hard to read, and the concept of time in his writings is always a challenge, but it is a great book and worth the time.

I was pretty confused when I read it myself, I know how you feel.

jophene

A good selection of books, Franny & Zoey another Salinger fav. All the best with ur exams and thanks for sharing ur post.

LordVoldemort

The cristmass and break are near, good luck on the exams

KeasbeyNights · 31-35, M

Thanks!

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