J. D. Salinger
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J. D. Salinger
I just finished reading J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" and "Franny and Zooey" and I really enjoyed both books, I was wondering if anyone knew of any other writers tht write in a style similar to Salinger or any other writers I might like. Thank ya!
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You mean..
Angsty Teenager Style so kids "just like you" can connect to it?
Angsty Teenager Style so kids "just like you" can connect to it?
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No what?
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well have you read "The Outsiders"? i also loved "Catcher in the Rye", it was great! i think that "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton is kinda like Catcher, and also "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles, i think. but all 3 books focus on teens who are kinda in an akward spot in their lives...my favorite would be "A Separate Peace" idk, but all of em made me laugh out loud and cry. so, tell me if youre gonna try em and if you do tell me if you like em!!
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I read the outsiders in 8th grade.
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Ugh. I hated A Seperate Peace. We had to read it in 9th grade. The Outsiders was good. Catcher in the Rye was pretty good too, though I didn't completely finish it before it was due back. A book that reminds me of that style for some reason is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I LOVED that book.
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yeah, i read "the Outsiders" in 8th grade too, but ive reread it since and i still loved it. but i couldnt stand "the Bell Jar" i absolutely hated it. id heard it was good so i read it and it was just, idk, it was one of the worst books ive ever read. i thought it was pointless.
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I need more.
Nothing seems to satisfy.
I don't want it.
I just need it.
To feel, to breathe, to know I'm alive."
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Doodle takes Dad's scissors to her skin
And when she does relief comes setting in
While she hides the scars she's making underneath her pretty clothes
She sings:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C'mon baby can you bleed like me
~garbage
stay gold ponyboy stay gold~
I need more.
Nothing seems to satisfy.
I don't want it.
I just need it.
To feel, to breathe, to know I'm alive."
~TOOL
Doodle takes Dad's scissors to her skin
And when she does relief comes setting in
While she hides the scars she's making underneath her pretty clothes
She sings:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C'mon baby can you bleed like me
~garbage
stay gold ponyboy stay gold~
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god the bell jar was crap *puts rope around neck and walks around like chicken* she'd be sooo annoying in real life.
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my thoughts exactly, falling. and i hate whiny people in real life, so i guess theres no point that i would like them in books...lol
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I need more.
Nothing seems to satisfy.
I don't want it.
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To feel, to breathe, to know I'm alive."
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Doodle takes Dad's scissors to her skin
And when she does relief comes setting in
While she hides the scars she's making underneath her pretty clothes
She sings:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C'mon baby can you bleed like me
~garbage
stay gold ponyboy stay gold~
I need more.
Nothing seems to satisfy.
I don't want it.
I just need it.
To feel, to breathe, to know I'm alive."
~TOOL
Doodle takes Dad's scissors to her skin
And when she does relief comes setting in
While she hides the scars she's making underneath her pretty clothes
She sings:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C'mon baby can you bleed like me
~garbage
stay gold ponyboy stay gold~
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Originally posted by falling@Jul 22 2005, 05:27 PM
god the bell jar was crap *puts rope around neck and walks around like chicken* she'd be sooo annoying in real life.
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That is real life. That was based on Sylvia Platt's life. Then she commited suicide.
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I liked her poetry so I read The Bell Jar to get more insight into her work. I'm neutral. It didn't exactly move me but I didn't get annoyed by her character either. I don't think it's similar to The Catcher in the Rye though. With Holden Caulfield you need to look past what he says to understand him, whereas the woman in The Bell Jar (can't remember her name) seems much more open and honest with herself. That's how I remember it, at least.
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I'm one of the only people on the planet who hasn't read Catcher in the Rye.
I'm more of a Stephen King psychological thriller type personally. People loosing it, commiting acts of murder... you know, that kind of stuff.
I'm more of a Stephen King psychological thriller type personally. People loosing it, commiting acts of murder... you know, that kind of stuff.