Word: caulfieldish
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Occasionally, and only occasionally, Mr. Brown does seem to come inadvertently close to some of the real sufferings of college students. An ex-girl friend of Wilson's writes him an awkward, semi-literate letter which in a very Holden Caulfieldish way does articulate a few of the longings of a coed, and some of the pathos. All too often, however, Mr. Brown's cries of pain come from the same gland that secretes cheap emotionalism, and all too often, again, these cries seemed aimed at someone not in the general audience...
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