Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters; Seymour - an Introduction
J. D. Salinger
Literary Fiction
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters; Seymour - an Introduction
by J. D. Salinger
—· 138 p
Literary Canon20th Century Classicreflectivehauntingphilosophical
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A haunting portrait of family tragedy from the acclaimed author of The Catcher in the Rye 'He was a great many things to a great many people while he lived, and virtually all things to his brothers and sisters in our somewhat outsized family. Surely he was all real things to us: our blue-striped unicorn, our double-lensed burning glass, our consultant genius, our portable conscience, our supercargo, and our one full poet...' These two novellas, set seventeen years apart, are both concerned with…
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Pages
138
Penguin UK
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Family Dynamics10
Prose9
Emotional depth9
Narration8
Spiritual Inquiry8
Pacing6
Plot twists3
Worldbuilding2
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