Catcher in the Rye

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Summary: This review is not for people from New York.
Review: The book The Catcher In The Rye was a very bad book. It made no sense whatsoever. I found the book humorous in a few places. For example, it was amusing when Ackley came in and started looking through Holden's stuff. I also found it boring to read about Holden getting drunk and walking through the park. That whole part makes now sense. He talks about getting pneumonia, and if he would die who would come to his funeral. I couldn't rate this book any lower than one star; otherwise it would have negative five stars. I really didn't mind the language that Holden and all of the other characters used because I hear that kind of language every day. And what does Catcher In The Rye mean anyway? What does it have to do with anything? I mean J.D. Salinger could at least made a title that went along with the book. And another thing, what is with the ending? It's a whole chapter about nothing. Just skip the last chapter and end the book sooner! I would not have read the book if I had known what I was in for.

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Summary: very interesting-great book
Review: The book The Catcher in the Rye was one of the best books I have ever read, and also my favorite. As a fifteen year old myself I understood much of what Holden was going through. I got the book and didn't stop reading it untill I finished it the next night. I loved the style of writing and it kept me interested untill the very last word.

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Summary: I did'nt like the end of this book.
Review: The book was a good one in the whole, but the ending was not fulfilling. The ending leaves many questions unanswered.

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Summary: average
Review: the book was ok. I really don't feel anything that strong about this book. It's not that good nor is it bad. I guess it just describes some teens in their lost years. Their was no profound point or moral lesson, it's just basically rambling on about days of a teen's life

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Summary: It really killed me!!
Review: The book was one of the best books we ever read. The book was really good, but the main character, Holden Caulfield, was a pessimist and he over used a lot of catch phrases. With some examples being; That really killed me, it made me more depressed, and he called everyone old. The book was creativly written because the story only took place over a couple days. The surprising part is how just a few days can change you life and your attitude towards it. I can see where people want to ban the book, but you don't revolve over the parts they refer to. And to ban a good book is like preventing a teacher to teach, and that would be a bad idea.

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Summary: It gave an accurate account on reality, but ending flopped.
Review: The book was one of the most interesting I've read in a while. I really felt something for Holden. He said what others would not say. He had an opinion. Holden had compassion for people which made him a wonderful character. I loved it!

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Summary: A different kind of book.
Review: The book, The Catcher in the Rye, is a book that shares ever thought of ever action a teenager of age same as mine experiences. This book is of a boy who does what he in his view is right. He is not your average teenager, but like every human he has thoughts of everything. If we deeply think about everyone complains about many things in the world. Holden has a heart and many other characteristics of deep thought and that is what makesthis book so great. This book is just a example of one boy who expresses what he belives and acts on it.

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Summary: How beatiful
Review: The book, The Catcher in the Rye, is one of the most moving books written by Salinger. Read it with an open mind and look for yourself in the book. I promise that you'll see the world in a new light.

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Summary: Review of "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
Review: The Cacher in the Rye ( by J.D. Salinger )

My opinion about the book

Although I was not acustomed to the particular language used in this book, I found it rather pleasant to read. It is a simple book, with a simple storyline and easy characters. The main character is
Holden Caulfield. Holden has been expelled from school and he is afraid of the reaction of his parents, so he leaves school and takes a room in a hotel. He wants to give his parents the time to calm before he faces them. (This is are the big lines of the story.)
The book is written completely from Holden's perspective and you really get to know him after a wile. I like Holden Because you can't really tell if he has an inferiority complex or if he's just not intelligent enough to really understand what is going on around him. He has only one vision of the things and it doesn't come up to him that there could be other visions. (that's why sometimes he doesn't quite understand the reaction of certain people around him.- Why Sally likes "The Lunts" e.g.)
The autor describes the other characters who interfer with Holden as closed chapters of Holden's life. (e.g. Ackley, Stradlater, Sally,...)
I like that. It is like sitting in a train and you look outside and you see everything going by without having seen it correctly when it was in front of you. The atmosphere described in the book is somewhat dark, melancholic and dreamy. It is the perfect setting for a guy like Holden. You sometimes can recognize yourself in him because he struggles with the same little troubles we have to deal with. This book is easy to comprehend also because of the simple way of thinking of the characters and their natural actions. The people in this book are very natural and that is good because everyone likes natural people in books (e.g. NOT James Bond).
The book is not too thick and you don't get bored easily, but you have to follow the story. I like this book because it is different. It is the story of the life of a person like there are so many other lifestories. The simple formulations of the thoughts of Holden and the easy analysis of the characters would make it almost a book for children if the situation of those characters hadn't been so actual and recognisable for a more adult public. In fact, it is a simplification of a story that describes the failure of the life of a man who doesn't know what to expect from the future.
I enjoyed this book and recommend it to others.
This was my opinion about "The Catcher in the Rye".

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Summary: oldie but goodie
Review: The Catcher and Holden has it's funny, thought provoking, brash, boring, true, stubborn moments. Based in New York City, where phoney, flitty people are almost everywhere, I can see myself in the same situations as Holden. I like the part where Holden stands his ground, even though he is at a vunerable time in his life, at the end of the book. It is true that people sometimes take advantage of people at their lowest times. A must read for everyone.