RIP J.D. Salinger

[netmouse]

Though J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye was vastly more well known, and I did read it, my mother had Franny and Zooey on her bookshelf, so I read that also, and I just wanted to say that I found it much more touching and compelling than Catcher and I hope people still read it too.

As a teenager, I guess it was mostly the sense of connection to Franny as a person who found existence confusing and sometimes depressing, yet went on trying to understand. There's a family thing too. It's been a long time since I read it.

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Salinger

[markiv1111.livejournal.com]

I read several of the stories in a collection of his that may have been called just *Nine Stories.* He was brilliant with the short stuff. I can't even remember if I finished *Catcher* and have never held a copy of *Franny and Zooey* in my hands. Well, it's not too late.

Nate