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"DeDaumier-Smith's Blue Period," "Teddy," and "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" are among the nine works in a collection of Salinger's perceptive and realistic short stories.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Even the story that I like least in this book I reread every couple of months or so. A collection of short stories published previously in magazines (esp. The New Yorker), Nine Stories fills in many of the blanks left by the other books. So you read Catcher in the Rye in high school and want to read more Salinger now that you're older? Read this. Then read everything else the man has written. Go to your library and find microfiche copies of his unpublished stories and read those too.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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/Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger is a compilation of nine classic Salinger tales each with the intriguing characters for which the author is known and loved. /The first story, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish", draws the reader into the light, airy atmosphere of a summer day at the beach only to devastate with an ending not for the weak of heart. Each tale to follow paints an increasingly intriguing picture of sometimes frighteningly real people in uncommon situations that the author somehow manages to present as almost ordinary. /For Salinger fans or new comers to his work, Nine Stories is a must. Read it one story at a time if you can manage to put it down.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This book is essential if (a) you've ever read Salinger, and (b) if you love short fiction. These tales brought him to the top of my list of favorite short story writers. He is able to paint exquisite pictures of people with their words and mannerismns, often needing little else to move story's narrative. What I particularly enjoy is his occaisional touch of humorous irony that is sometimes reminiscant of John Collier (known more as a poet than short story writer, many of his stories turned up on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS and some even on TWILIGHT ZONE). Salinger, for the most part, provides much stronger endings than are popular with today's slice-of-life short fiction. They are often surprising and always thought-provoking. I may be old fashioned, but I believe this is how short stories should be written--and it's how I try to write mine.
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Short stories at their best
I'm not sure there is a writer I can consider more worthy of the crown and glory of being the king of short stories, like I consider Salinger. Read more
Published 2 months ago by EvansJJ
Excellent And Thought Provoking
After being captivated by The Catcher In The Rye I wanted to read more of Salinger's books. I purchased this and once again found myself under Salinger's spell. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Thom
maybe even better than 'catcher in the rye'
Also issued as 'for Esme with love and squalor'. One of my favourite books, this FANTASTIC collection of short stories is in turn tragic and hilarious, notably in 'The Laughing... Read more
Published 10 months ago by sally tarbox
Great - but leaves you when it gets interesting!
Salinger is awesome - we know that and this book doesnt disappoint except (and just for me) that the stories bring you in so quickly that they often end just when they get your... Read more
Published 12 months ago by UKstd1
Love and Squalor
A beautiful selection of stories from the elusive enigma that was J.D Salinger. Appearing on the surface to be simple tales of people's lives, his works actually explore the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Big Joan
Exquisite Epiphanies That Drag You into the Stories
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD:
"A great eagle... Read more
"A great eagle... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Donald Mitchell
The truth as I see it,
It's been well over 30 years I've meant to read 'The Catcher in the Rye'
I finally got around to it. Read more
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Published 17 months ago by G. Chandler
Happy days
I am ecstatic to report that 'Nine Stories', despite its general links to Holden Caulfield's world in 'Catcher in the Rye', this book of short stories holds barely any resemblance... Read more
Published 18 months ago by ChuckM
"Thanks Buddy!"
Farewell J.D. The superficial obituaries talk mostly of your "Catcher In The Rye", but the true devotees know that more than just bibles of "Preppy" angst, Salinger's works operate... Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2010 by Mr. M. M. Waller
Tales of lost innocence
These nine short stories will appeal to those who enjoyed the dry observations, the grim resistance to adulthood and the honesty that encapsulated The Catcher in the Rye. Read more
Published on 3 July 2007 by jacr100
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