Rating: Summary: It is intellagent and witty with the sense of realistic life Review: It's mattow that realated to me was the whole aspect of Kill the Phonies. I loved every minute of it.
Rating: Summary: Quintessential American Classic Review: It's no accident that Catcher in the Rye routinely appears on readers' lists of favorite books. It represents the first and perhaps the best book that adresses teen isolation and frustration. I first read this book as a teen, but have re-read it several times. Each time, I have been able to relate to different aspects of this exceptional novel. Nowadays, I am a child psychologist and see so much of my teen clients in this book. I can also see parts of myself in the "hypocritical" adults that populate Salinger's book. Of course, my perspective is different now and I understand that this kind of behavior is what helps us succeed in the world, but it always makes me think and question myself. A true sign of a classic. If you're a teen, read it now, and if you're older, read it now!
Rating: Summary: JOHN LENNON Review: It's no use people reading this book to try and get an insight into why Chapman killed John Lennon.This was just the book Chapman was reading at the time despite the conspiracy theory. The day before he had finished Alice in Wonderland. Imagine if he'd been carrying that on that awful day - and all the interpretations it would have carried. 'Catcher' is just a good book.
Rating: Summary: The Alienated Teen's Bible? Review: It's rare that a book with such social significance and impact comes along. Although this book is now a classic - crafted by JD Salinger in 1951, it's message and importance is still relevant to this day. The Catcher in the Rye is the story of 16 year-old Holden Caulfield, an alienated teenager searching for meaning in life. Holden's troubles range from his poor school performance to the almost maddening feelings of disgust he has toward the plethora of phony individuals that he must deal with during the course of his day to day life. The story, told from Holden's point of view, takes us through Holden's mind, as well as the locations he visits on his quest to find the meaning of his extentialist purgatory. A superbly written, no-bull account of the life of an outcast teen, The Catcher in the Rye, in addition to entertaining us, inspires us to think: to question our own existence and encourage ourselves to be better people through compassion and understanding of the human condition. This book is a must read, especially for teenagers, as you WILL find something in this novel that you can incorporate into your own personality: something that you can make a part of you.
Rating: Summary: To be a child once more... Review: It's sad that by the time one can read this book, he or she has already lost their innocence. Wow, just to be a kid again, or for that matter, to keep a child young for another day. Excellent book. I give it two thumbs up.
Rating: Summary: Read another book Review: It's safe to assume that if you're reading this review, you've contemplated buying this book. Don't. I realize that if you've got a mind to read it you're going to do so. This is for the person who has a mind a to read 'a classic' but isn't sure which one they want to read. I hated this book. I can't possibly stress my disgust in it via this review. But know this. I read it during a three-week exercise in the Arizona dessert during my tour of service in the Marine Corps. Being that I was in the dessert my options were a) continue reading this book or b) play with dirt. Thirteen pages from the end I chose option b. And I am not a dirt enthusiast. To the author's credit I've never loathed a written word or envied the illiterate as much as I did when I read this book. Maybe that's worth something. Just not to me.
Rating: Summary: the only classic worth its weight Review: It's the second most STOLEN book in the world. (First being the Bible, which ain't so bad neither :OP) If you buy this book, you'll know why. Mark Twain once said, that a classic is a name for a book which everyone praises but no one reads. This, on the complete other end of the spectrum, is a book for the human being, not for the bookworm or the bored. It is not a book souly for people who like to read, either. It is quite possibly the most accessable novel ever written. You WILL identify with these characters, you WILL, maybe for the first time, like to read. Please read this book, it is for everyone who has ever felt alone.
Rating: Summary: TERRÝFIC Review: ITS ABSOLUTLY TERRIFIC, A MUST READ, IT'S A PART OF A GENERATION, I LIKED HOLDEN VERY MUCH
Rating: Summary: Catcher in the Rye Review: Its amazong that i am even writing this review, i think that writing reviews taints the published work, i am writing this more because i read someone bashing the book, which is absolutely rediculous. i am glad there are people that dont like it actually. The book is a single read in my opinion, read it once and be absorbed, and you either get it or you dont. It captures a certain time in life and certain feelings accurately and absolutely, that is what is stunning. IT also captures a thought process as it occurs, few books do this so well. If you are young and dislike the way the world works, and are a dichotomy yourself and you realize it, i think you will like the book. stop reading reviews too right after mine and just read the book or dont.
Rating: Summary: I loved it Review: Its just an awesome boo
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