Bury my heart at wounded knee.
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Do you have to read his other books first?
All his books are absolutely standalone though there are recurring characters
That particular book is of short stories
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I finished the Great Gatsby a few weeks back (not that it took much effort given the size of it!)
Brilliant stuff.
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An indigenous peoples’ history of the United states.
What’s this about a dead brother?
I’m fairly sure Holden has a dead younger brother called Alfie or Allie. I might be wrong.
No, it’s just random collection of short stories.
I’m halfway through A Night Boat to Tangiers at the moment. Very good, great dialogue. Reads more like a film script at times.
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Same. It reminds me of In Brugges or something like that.
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Agreed. Some story.
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Bury your bollix
The dead brother is quite an important character really,
I never read Franny and Zoey? Should I?
Finished it last night. Was a tad disappointed with the ending but overall it was a very enjoyable read. The chapter set in the drinking den in Cork is a fantastic bit of writing.
Franny and Zoey is quite a controversial book, not in terms of content but just because a lot of people don’t like it but I love it.
“Rich, privileged Americans have complete depressive/existential mental breakdown when the unbearable weight of living becomes unbearable, draw on all their creative and spiritual energies to get through it.”
It’s often commented that you need to be a certain age for Catcher in the Rye to have it’s full effect and Franny and Zoey is a more grown-up thing about over-educated, cultured, sensitive and successful TFK-types so I probably prefer it.
Catcher in the Rye is a great book for 18 year old Smiths fans.
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Yes, I think mid-20s Smiths fans would probably get something from it too.
This is the thread for it so.
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Not feeling the love for Night Boat to Tangier.