What are your thoughts on this book? Favorite story?

Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes was my favorite I think. I'm a sucker for open endings. Although I think he just wanted to subvert our expectations instead of insinuating anything too sinister

>>8354389
What's your interpretation of A perfect day for bananafish? I didn't get it.

>>8354481
Seymours interaction with the girl was weird to be sure, but I thought the shock ending was the only thing to get. The story was purposefully kinda dull and strange to show how former soldiers couldn't fit back in with society after their experiences in war

>>8354481
The bananafish is gluttonous and dies. All the people around Seymour are vain and complacent. After experiencing war, Seymour's been disillusioned and living in that society is unbearable to him. Something like that, I didn't get it either, I read an article.

Honestly, a lot of stories in this book seemed pretty random to me until I read analyses.

>>8354481
He rapes the little girl.

Salinger was one sick fuck

>>8356021
Same here. I really don't understand. None of the stories make much sense to me, and yet they get so much praise.