Welcome to the bananfish list...I love the :) that Salinger gives to the heart and the soul .. I say this man knows the love that not all get to experience... :) :) sort of {hugs} the soul in comfort for those who go the depth. On Thu, 1 Oct 1998 Musycian@aol.com wrote: > Hi. I'm new at at this whole Bananfish thing and I'm not even sure if I'm > doign this correctly. So does this message get sent to everyone now? Someone > let me know, if you have a chance, thanks. JD Salinger pretty much saved my > life last year after I read Catcher in the Rye and kept it with me for comfort > and solace and then moved on to Franny and Zooey.. etc etc.. and loved the > Glass family even more than Holden. His writing is just so amazingly honest > and sincere and humble. It really is. I don't know how to describe it. do you > ever just find yourself smiling out loud as you're reading his stuff? Or > laughing out loud. Or crying even. I find myself grinning all the time which > is very pleasant. Anyway, um, talk to you all later! ~Lynda >