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Summary: Don't hate this book b/c you hate Holden
Review: Most people hate this book either because they think Holden is a whining spoiled brat or because they don't like the writing style. Well then, that's their preference... Allowing these things to annoy then shows they do not truly appreciate the profound meaning of the story. They are acting exactly like Holden: a shallow boy. The writing style is to provide realism; it is meant to get the reader depressed, to get the reader to see through Holden's eyes. But Salinger isn't restricted to writing in a depressed glum tone; he shows his literary ability with many of the other various believable characters, such as Phoebe. This book exemplifies the iceberg idea: you can only see the small peak of an iceberg but underneath the water is a mountain. With this book the words may seem like useless and boring rantings but there is an enormous amount of meaning lying beneath the words. If you are looking for a "fun" entertaining light book don't read this; this book is meant to be read not for its suspenseful plot (it has none) but it's universally profound meaning. This is a fantastic story about a boy desperately struggling to maturity, a boy learning about life. I encourage everyone to read this book.
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Summary: slow, but captivating
Review: most people read this book in high school, but i wasnt allowed to read it because of censorship. i went to a psuedo-religious private school and everything we read was censored. now that i have read it, i wasnt impressed. i dont see why this book is considered a classic. everyone associates this book with the stalking and murder of john lennon. i got strange looks from people when i told them what i was reading. only a disturbed mind would find this book as an inspiration. my short review, over hyped and boring.
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Summary: Surprisingly Entertaining, Couldn't Put It Down
Review: Most people who have not read Catcher in the Rye believe it to be about some old boring literary stuff that takes place a long time ago and is about things that don't pertain this day and age. I was one of these people and I couldn't have been more wrong.Catcher in the Rye is a story of a 16 year old boy, Holden Caulfield, who just got kicked out of his private school because he never did what he was supposed to such as going to class and doing homework. Being kicked out a few days before Christmas break enabled him to have some time to himself to do as he pleases in near by New York City. With money in his pocket Holden does what any 16 year old male would do, he gets drunk and interacts with prostitutes. The story is told in first person by Holden which creates a very smooth flow of descriptions, emotions, and situations. Along the way Holden gives his ensight on all sorts of subjects from his thoughts on girls to why Jesus wouldn't have sent Judas to Hell. The style of the first person story telling is one of the most unique parts of the book and will keep the reader from putting the book down. This story can be read by teenagers on up but it is NOT for children. Catcher in the Rye is entertaining and a very fast read. It is an excellent choice for a high school book report as the teacher will be highly satisfied with the students choice and the student will have a great time reading it. Bad language runs rampant through the story as well, however, so if "GD" is a problem for you then steer clear of this novel. Otherwise, Catcher in the Rye is definitely worth reading.
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Summary: Holden Caulfield is my hero
Review: Most, if not all, people who have read "The Catcher in the Rye" have said that the book changed their life. It changed mine. The change for everyone is different, but for me, "The Catcher in the Rye" gave me faith in the materialistic world we live in today. Being a cynical adolescent myself, I can relate with Holden. Although he does not exist in the outside world, he exists in my heart. Exisists in my heart as friend; as someone who knows what I'm going through. Written with wit, sarcasm, and humor, "The Catcher in the Rye" is one of those books that you can read over and over again. JD Salinger portrays with brutal honesty a young man fed up with rules, with standards. A young man who had everything in front of him, yet nothing at all. A young man, who, despite all the adversity he faced, came out strong and with a new perspective on life. Holden is cynical. Holden is sarcastic. Holden is, well, a jerk when he wants to be. However, there's something about him and the way he is written that makes it obvious why he is one of English literature's most beloved characters. Throughout the book, Holden goes through his share of adventures; from getting expelled from his private school, to an awkward (and humorous) night with a prostitute, to the end of the book where we learn where Holden is telling his story from. Each chapter is skillfully written and unique. JD Salinger is one of, if not the best, writers to ever grace American literature with his presence. "The Cather in the Rye" *is* a timeless classic that will please the nihilist in all of us.
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Summary: Will stay with me forever
Review: My camp counsellor read Catcher out loud to us six 11-year-olds
in the summer of 1968, and never finished it. Back in the city,
I underwent a hernia operation and the minute I came out of
my anasthetic state, I asked my sister for a copy so I could
finish it. I'll never forget how some iodine from my fresh
wound stained the book's spine. It was so great, I remained
stunned long after the gas wore off. I re-read the book as I
convalesced at home, and the character of Holden Caulfield
will stay with me forever. I was actually afraid to become a
teenager after I read it. Today, I still cherich that old,
dog-eared, iodine stained volume that cost 75 cents. When
we studied Catcher in grade 10, I, of course, was an old
hand and I understood it all, or so I thought. And I still
just want to pick up the phone and call up old J.D., just like Holden thought everyone who enjoyed a book should.
I loved Holden, and just wanted to give him a hug. Of course,
I also associate the book with a pain in my groin.
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Summary: This is a wonderful book!
Review: My english teacher didn't recommend this book to me in the 9th grade because she thought it would be 'over my head'. That is not so! I completely identified with Holden Caulfield; the depressed teenager, disappointed with mostly everyone around him. Beneath the humor, there are important messages about society and people in general. This is my favorite book, and I recommend it to anyone who wants someone to identify with, and to anyone who just wants to step into a teenager's mind for a while. I see why it is still a classic, after all of these years!
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Summary: Awful - Vulgar, Disgusting, and Utterly Disappointing!
Review: My English teacher recommended this book to me becasue she knows I love classics. However, when I picked up the book and read the first sentence, I was disappointed. The book tells of three days in the life of Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old former prep-school student. All I got from this book was a look into the world of a typical teenage boy with a big annoyance with the world. I thought this book was disgusting and horribly written. In fact, I only made to page twelve before throwing it in the trash. If you want to save money, DO NOT buy this book. It certainly does not live up to all the hype.
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Summary: Well-written, but seems dated
Review: My impression of the book was that it was well-written but many of the ideas and concepts were very dated. Supposedly there has been a lot of controversy surrounding this book because of the deviant nature of the main character. Judged by today's standards....the violence in the movies and video games are much worse.
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Summary: Boekje
Review: My opinion : "Catcher in the Rye" Catcher in the Rye wasn't a very amusing book if you ask me. In the beginning you can laugh a lot with the personality of Holden Caulfield, but it starts to annoy a person very soon. Holden is a person who seems to hate everything and everybody, they all make him depressed. The comments he has about everybody are really funny in the first chapters, but after a while it made me feel depressed too, it really started to bore me. When I read a book I think it's important that you can recognise yourself in the leading person of the story, or at least feel any sympathy with him or her. In this book I can't. Nothing really happens in the story, it are just a couple of days picked out of someone's life. And it aren't exactly the most exiting days, nothing interesting seems to happen in those days. Besides that Holden himself isn't really interesting too. In fact he's a very immoral boy, he lies and he drinks a lot. He also talks about the most uninteresting things. I'm not surprised when some people get sore at him for that, some of the things he wants to talk about are really boring. If I didn't had to read the book for school, I would never have finished it I geuss.
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Summary: The Catcher in the Rye
Review: MY OPINION ABOUT THE BOOK : 'THE CATCHER IN THE RYE'
bye J.D. Salinger I have to admit I liked the story very much. I couldn't stop reading, so fluently it went. On the end it's a little bit heavy and it becomes a little bit boring. But only a little bit. I red it immediately when I got it, till chapter 15 and one or two weeks ago I finished it. I needed a few pages before I got in to it, because I didn't had a clue what the writer was talking about. I was guessing I would understand it while I was reading the story, but it wasn't so. I had a lot of questions when I finished it; and that is something I can't stand.
Somewhere in the book Holden is telling us how he feels when he had red a very good book with an interesting person on it, then he has the feeling he wants to call up that person, he feels like meeting that person. I'm sure you will find it ridiculous, but sometimes I have that feeling to when I have red a good book, and also after this story.
I find Holden a very nice person, I can't imagine him tall or anything, but I like his character. I don't like his language, it is pretty much the seem the whole book and afterwards you have the intention to speak the same way. That's not a good sign, because my mother language is not even English but Dutch! I give a few examples of whole sentences he repeats the whole time, if you count it with the rest of 'bad' language, you have only left a hundred pages. The examples : I don't feel like ...; the hell; got a bang out; knocked him out; phoney; I have to puke; drives me crazy; shooting the bull; it's sort of funny; I really was; ...and all.
On the other hand, I think it's smart of the real writer, because that's probably the way kids talk in New York. My opinion is that Holden seems a real person, there are so much little details, you don't believe he's imagined by a writer. I give an example ; I have figured out that the reason why Holden hates movies is because the only brother he has left over is a prostitute in Hollywood. The brother is busy with making stupid movies in stead of using his good writers qualities. Holdens' character is very good worked out, the whole book is very psychological and I believe every thing that happened.
The writer must know how it is to be depressed. I had the idea there was a whole other Holden than only the one in the book. A Holden who is happy. That are all proves the story really gets you and that you really got interfered.
I think I've already mentioned that the book reads fluently. The big line is chronically and that makes it easy to follow, his flash-backs make it more interesting because that way we become more knowing about Holden. His story begins when he is at the hospital and it ends when he is going to the hospital, are whatever it is. That's a thing that bothers me, but it is also the reason why the book is so interesting and you want to know more about it.
On the other hand it's funny you want to know more about it, because the story is the dullest you can imagine. You are the whole time waiting for the big 'thing' to come, but there isn't anything coming, except that Holden is getting more depressed with every page. But the writer is completely honest with it; at the first page he says :"I don't want to write my autobiography." And in the end he lets you know that he isn't going to answer the questions you asked yourself the whole time you were reading.
My conclusion is, you can missed it, that I liked the book, the character, the writing style a lot and that it is your duty of a good teacher to recommended it to your pupils every year again.
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