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Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger

11 reviews

libellumartinae's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

È stato il mio approccio con Salinger, perciò ammetto che la votazione relativamente bassa è dovuta al fatto che mi sono tanto dovuta adattare al suo stile che trovo superbo e molto interessante nella sua sagacità. Detto questo, avrei indubbiamente dovuto analizzare maggiormente la sua figura anche magari con l'introduzione di prefazioni e ulteriori studi perché benché in alcuni. casi io riuscissi a indovinare o prevdere le tematiche, molto spesso cercavo delle analisi più approfondite.

Il che è sia interessante che estenuante allo stesso tempo e mi ha un po' portato a fare difficoltà nell'affrontare questa lettura, benché penso proprio che continuerò con la lettura della sua serie, soprattutto perché sono molto colpita e interessata al suo stile.

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girlgetsbook's review against another edition

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dark funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

My second Sallinger, not gonna lie I read it so I could get to Franny and Zooey which many people with tastes similar to mine recommend. However, I picked this up so I could read one short story every now and then and I couldn't put it down!!!! The coldest take ever, this Sallinger guy is going places. A collection of funny, witty, sad and tense stories, each packing a gut punch within only a few pages, Sallinger's writing is so classics beginner friendly and also non-native English speakers friendly as well. This book made me curious to find more short story collections that are highly praised because I absolutely loved the dopamine rush of finishing them every time. I absolutely loved A Perfect Day for Banana-fish, Down at the Dinghy and laughed so hard at the manic flailing teenage main character of De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period, they were 5 stars for me. I liked the rest too, but need to re-read it so I can appreciate Teddy after reflecting on it more. I think with time I'll appreciate the book more, this happened with The Catcher in the Rye for me and I can see it happening with this one. Overall a good reading experience. (Putting trigger warnings because this was published in the 50s so...).

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rgallo's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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stargirlmolly's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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writewithapendragon's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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surdiablo's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The stories are well-written and some of them were really good, like <b>For Esme-with love and squalor</b> and <b>Teddy</b>. Unfortunately many of them felt rather dated or fell flat at the ending for me. Most of them did not invoke any strong emotions but I believe they simply weren't my cup of tea, rather than the stories themselves being terrible. They did hold my attention however, even when I wanted to speedrun through them at first.

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