Friday, July 10, 2020

Raise the Roof Beam Carpenters and Seymour: An introduction

I've now officially read everything that Salinger wrote.  Franny and Zooey is more acclaimed but I liked this one more.  This is another book about the Glass family.  I like the first part more as we learn about the Glass' radio program "It's a Wise Child" which was also discussed in Franny and Zooey.  They were precocious prodigy kids.  The main part though is about Seymour leaving his bride at the altar and the awkward interaction that his brother Buddy has with the furious guests there.  The second part "Seymour" is about his suicide and other things.  It's mostly ramblings.  I enjoyed the first part of the book more.  

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