#j.d salinger

[ninesinnin]

“Nothing in the voice of the cicada intimates how soon it will die.”

17th Century poet Bashō, from the story Teddy by J.D Salinger

[davidhudson]

J. D. Salinger, January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010.

[letrascafeymar]

No sé porqué hay que dejar de querer a una persona solo porque se ha muerto. Sobre todo si era cien veces mejor que los que siguen viviendo.

-J.D Salinger

[potting-soil]

I know. I'm very hard to talk to. I realise that.

J.D Salinger ~ The catcher in the rye

[phireads-archive]

Person: (Exists)

Holden Caulfield:

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: a gif of four people sitting on a white couch. The woman in the middle is wearing lipstick and a tight black and blue patterned dress, she is pointing towards another woman (who has their back to the camera) and saying “you fake and you phony”, this speech is written at the bottom of the image in white block letters.]

[anakinskywaalkers]

World Book day tag 📚✨

Happy world book day to all my followers! I saw this tag floating around and decided to answer the questions. I’m not tagging any specific people but feel free to answer if you’re interested! Much love 🌹

1. Who is your favourite author - from your country! / mother-tongue I can’t choose one by my mother-tongue because I don’t read Urdu books and the ones I have are usually translated by my mum haha. I’m going to say my favourite Scottish writer/poet is Maud Sulter. Not only did she write some beautiful poems, she was also an early activist and was at the forefront of the second wave feminist movement which was pretty cool. 

2. Your favourite children’s book (it’s hard, I know) This is so difficult but I think I have to say ‘Candyfloss’ by Jacqueline Wilson. (Yes I did a lot of reading on domestic abuse as a kid, you can judge me later). I remember begging my dad to buy it for me and I read it like thirteen times before it eventually fell to pieces. 

3. A book that changed your life? Easy, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger. I made a post on it a few months back that I’ll link here if you’re interested. 

4. The best book you read this year? I’ve only read like three books this year but I’ll have to say ‘This Longing’ a collection of poems and short stories by Rumi. I did a lot of analysis on his work and it made me appreciate him, not only for his work but as a person. 

5. And the worst book you read this year? I guess this isn’t that much of a surprise but the worst book i’ve read is ‘Go Set a Watchman’ by Harper Lee. If you’ve read it then you know why I disliked it so much haha. 

6. Which book is totally overrated? Unpopular opinion but ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I just couldn’t get into it and the characters were a bit boring to me. Also, the book was so slow and i feel the ending was a bit ‘rushed’? I don’t know, Fitzgerald is probably my favourite author but this book was a let down (sorry). 

7. Randomly recommend a book. For whatever reason! I would totally recommend ‘Before I Die’ by Jenny Downham. This book follows a cancer patient called Tessa in her last few months. It’s an emotional, heartfelt read that I’d recommend to anyone. 

[outa-focus]

“know your true measurements and dress your mind accordingly”

[jokerandthethief63]

She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.

J.D Salinger, Nine Stories