J.D. Salinger, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour an Introduction

Salinger going off the deep end, or at least beginning to. Give a writer an inch of fame, he'll take a mile of liberty. One senses that Salinger, by the time of Seymour's publication, had become enchanted with the sound of his own voice.

On the other hand, the ending of Raise High is one of the best ever penned. And there are moments of wit, philosophical insight, writerly wisdom and spiritual potential throughout both stories. Well worth the read.

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