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A review by manda2491
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction by J.D. Salinger
4.0
This collection of novellas is a fascinating departure from what we've come to expect from Salinger's writing. In 'Raise High,' Buddy self-consciously describes his adventure in a cab with the wrong wedding party after his brother, Seymour, doesn't show up to marry his bride. The tale is full of confusion, loneliness, and second-hand information, with a peculiar Zen-like older gentleman smiling amidst the chaos.
In Seymour: An Introduction, we see Buddy trying to describe Seymour post-death in a rambling, complicated narrative as much about poetry and writing in itself as about Buddy's deceased brother. In this story, we begin to see how fantastical the elusive Seymour is to Buddy while finally realizing that we ought to distrust Buddy as a reliable storyteller.
In Seymour: An Introduction, we see Buddy trying to describe Seymour post-death in a rambling, complicated narrative as much about poetry and writing in itself as about Buddy's deceased brother. In this story, we begin to see how fantastical the elusive Seymour is to Buddy while finally realizing that we ought to distrust Buddy as a reliable storyteller.