Everyone talks about Catcher in the Rye, which of course is great, but Nine Stories by Salinger had an even bigger impact on my writing life. I started to write short stories after reading that book. And you're right, W.R., he was a strange man.
And yet sometimes I find myself walking around, thinking, that title: "Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters!" No reason, really. Just thinking the title. Something totally catchy/crazy/memorable about it. The syntax makes me giddy. I don't remember too much about the book, though.
Everyone talks about Catcher in the Rye, which of course is great, but Nine Stories by Salinger had an even bigger impact on my writing life. I started to write short stories after reading that book. And you're right, W.R., he was a strange man.
ReplyDeleteOh, Franny and Zooey was my fave. Absolutely loved that book.
ReplyDeleteHated Raise High the Roofbeams, though. (Sorry, J.D. RIP!)
And yet sometimes I find myself walking around, thinking, that title: "Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters!" No reason, really. Just thinking the title. Something totally catchy/crazy/memorable about it. The syntax makes me giddy. I don't remember too much about the book, though.
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