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Authors

J. D. Salinger

Binding

Mass Market Paperback

214 pages

Publication Date

5/30/09

Publisher

Bantam

ISBN

0553104071

Bookhuddle Average Rating

(4.0)

Amazon.com^® Average Rating

(4.0)

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Number of Reviews: 2815,   Amazon.com^® Average Rating: (4.0)

(1)   A waste of time

I have never understood the appeal of this book. I read it for class in High School and found it utterly useless and a complete waste of my time. I found no meaning in it, no worthwhile message. Nothing but a spoiled brat whining on and on.

(5)   One of my favorite books.

The Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books. I read it in high school and I think I really identified with Holden also being a teen like him - even though there's the story takes place in a different era. It's apparently one controversial book, and I can understand why when it was written, but now it should be required reading. The feelings Holden goes through are like the teen angst songs of Green Day and Nirvana except it only gives you the lyrics and lets you create the music for the emotion in your head.

An excellent read. I highly recommend it but it really does seem to be a love it or hate it novel so if your not sure perhaps buy a used copy.

(2)   Insanely dull

Yeah, I got it. Yeah, I was that teenager, too. Yeah, Salinger writes like he talks (so what?). Yeah, it made an impact on a certain era of teenagers. But does it deserve to be called a classic now? Absolutely not.

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