[Bananafish] Nine Stories

[terry cordwell]

Matthew - I reread Teddy, my favourite, for about the 100th time on the way 
to work this morning and I'm itching to know what your favourite sentence 
is!

For humour, it is surely the opening line: "I'll exquisite day you, buddy!" 
However, I'm sure you'll agree that this is the one:

"All she was doing was pouring God into God, if you know what I mean...."

Terry 'Teddy' Cordwell


>From: Matthew.Raymond at Lyondell.com
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>To: "bananafish list" <bananafish at lists.bway.net>
>Subject: Re: [Bananafish] Nine Stories
>Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 10:33:58 -0600
>
>
>Hello,
>
>Teddy has been my favorite since I originally read Nine Stories, and
>remains so.  Probably because I have a strong interest in Eastern
>philosophy, specifically Buddhism.  Teddy also contains one of my
>favorite sentences ever written.  The others have recently moved around
>as my appreciation for the entire collection has developed.
>
>1.  Teddy
>2.  Perfect Day for Bananafish
>3.  For Esme, with Love and Squalor
>4.  De Damier-Smith's Blue Period
>5.  Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut
>6.  Just Before the War with the Eskimos
>7.  Down at the Dinghy
>8.  Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes
>9.  The Laughing Man
>
>I don't dislike any of the stories, but this is my order of preference.
>As you can probably see, I tend to prefer the stories that have a higher
>level of "mysticism" or epiphany associated with them.  Although I guess
>"The Laughing Man" does too, and I still rank it at the bottom.
>
>Matthew
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bananafish-bounces at lists.bway.net
>[mailto:bananafish-bounces at lists.bway.net] On Behalf Of Cecilia Baader
>Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 1:17 AM
>To: bananafish list
>Subject: Re: [Bananafish] Nine Stories
>
>
>It's funny.  I think the order in which I like them has changed
>drastically over the years.  Esme, however is still first and Teddy is
>still last.  Esme is in fact the most perfect short story I can think
>of.
>
>
>Here's mine:
>
>1. For Esme, with Love and Squalor
>2. The Laughing Man
>3. Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut
>4. De Damier-Smith's Blue Period
>5. Pretty Mouth and Green my Eyes
>6. Just Before the War with the Eskimos
>7. Down at the Dinghy
>8. Perfect Day for Bananafish
>9. Teddy
>
>So there it is.  The Laughing Man would be his best if Esme didn't
>exist, but much as I love the poppy-red masked man, Esme still beats him
>out.
>Even if we were to add the Glass family stories to the list, Esme would
>still win for me.  Yes.
>
>Best,
>Cecilia.
>
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