Even after decades, this is still appealing to people of all ages. I'm a teenager and I have always been more interested in reading more modern-day novels and short stories, but J.D. Salinger is among one of the few exceptions I have been willing to broaden my horizons for. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" is by far my favorite of all the nine stories. There is a part where this little girl is talking to Seymour and she is wearing a canary-yellow swimsuit. Seymour commented on it, saying, "I've always loved that color of blue on a bathing suit," and the little girl responded with, "This is yellow!" and Seymour said, "So it is." Eeek! The little things like that are what make me love Salinger and his writing so very much. Sorry that this was not much of a review with a plot summary or anything, but trust me, read this and you'll love it!!!