I remember wanting to read this one after watching the cute Christmas mini-series "Dash and Lily", for no other particular reason. But the thing is, I have a very low tolerance for very chatty people, they just tire me out. So you might imagine how I felt about Salinger's stories about people who talk *so* much. No, I was not amused. I barely finished the book, to be honest. I suppose it's really great dialogue and characterization, but I'm sorry, I won't enjoy a dialogue just for the sake of dialogue.