Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

When I read it as a sophmore in highschool I remember it being really redundant. The reason "phonies" is such a direct relation is because he says it constantly.

If you want to read what I'd consider to be Salinger's Magnum Opus, check out Nine Stories. I've heard good things about Raise High the roofbeams but I've never read it.

9 stories pissed me off because their climate-endings (to create a term) where in there isn't any sort of finalization or closing. It just lets that haunting mood linger there. So prepare yourself for that. And if you're looking to try a story to see how you'll like it I'd suggest "The Laughing Man."