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Summary: My personal favorite
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is the best single piece of literature I have ever read. It was easy for me to relate to the main character, Holden Caulfield, throughout reading the novel. J.D. Salinger is inspiring.
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Summary: THE GREATEST 20th CENTURY BOOK OF ALL TIME.
Review: The Catcher In The Rye is the greatest book I have ever read. As soon as I had read the first page I knew the book was special. It seemed to voice exactly how I thought about topics and certain people in the world today. When I found out when it was written my jaw dropped, lets just say it was in the 1950`s and this amazed me as the book seemed so modern and up to date. Its the type of book you dream about writing yourself and has ALL the qualitys that you associate with good books. Its very funny, its very sad, its very gripping, its very...incredible. The emotions you feel during this book could not be listed there are so many. You will read through it quickly because you`ll never put it down. Still now however I pick up the book and read certain parts of it again and again. If I could have a wish it would be that I was the in-complete person I was before embarking on reading the book and with no idea of what it lay instore for me. Absolutely outstanding, if you haven't read this book before than I feel deeply sorry for you...go and read it!
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Summary: The Catcher In The Rye is the most moving novel I have ever
Review: The Catcher In The Rye is the intruiging story of a young boys search for identity and love in a world full of violence and hatred.
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Summary: Unusual type of story that is very interesting
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is the most recent novel I have read and any novel that I have been able to read from cover to cover is a good book in my book (haha...) Although I don't read that many books because I simply do not enjoy reading as a hobby but more like a chore, I enjoyed this book by J.D. Salinger about Holden Caulfield. I thought this story was confuseing at first because it starts off in the future, where Holden is in a mental institute. It then reverts to the past where the rest of the story takes place and eventually brings you back to when the story started, in the future. I have no problem recommending this book though because it is so easy to read and all you need is to get started. Even if you don't enjoy reading in general like me you may enjoy this book!
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Summary: Holden Caulfield, In The Flesh
Review: The Catcher In The Rye is the perfect book for a highschool student. This book deals with problems that are still around today, like; unacceptance of peers, trouble with the oppisite sex, And just all around wanting to be grown up. Holden Caulfield deals with all of these problems in many ways. He speaks with his brother Allie, who is dead. He also Isolates himself by falling into a fantasy world of his own. This was a good book that Salinger deserves much praise for
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Summary: Missing Something
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is the story of teenage cynic Holden Caufield. We learn about a few days in the life of Caufield as he narrates the events that lead up to his nervous breakdown.J.D. Salinger has created a character in Caufield that is very believable as a teenage dropout. Caufield seems to detest everything around him but at the same time he seems to be the type of person who truly loves life. Caufield lampoons with such dry wit all that he sees that you get the impression that the reason he does so is because he cares a great deal about the people in his life, especially his kid sister. The language in this book is slightly vulgar, even by present day standards. However, it does add to the quality of the work. It gives the impression that Caufield is an authentically rebellious spirit. The Catcher in the Rye is at times funny, saddening, and perplexing. I really had a neutral feeling regarding the book after I was done reading it. I felt that I was missing some undercurrent to the work that was vitally important to understanding it. Some day I may return to it to see if I can capture what that undercurrent is. For now though I can say that it is a good book worth your time. If you do gather some greater meaning from it, so much the better. If not, you will still be glad that you read it.
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Summary: Powerful
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is the ultimate outsider's book. It follows the adventures of Holden Caulfield. At the beginning of the book, Holden has just been expelled from his elite prep school. In fact, this has been the third prep school he has flunked out of. Holden's problem is that he is hypersensitive to the faults of others and he easily recognizes the hypocracy in the world. He's always spotting out phonies and the irritating habits of others. He goes into the city and falls into a depression and nearly loses his sanity. This is a very powerful book. If you have serious problems with depression, I would recommend avoiding this. It won't be very good for your mental health. However, if you are well-adjusted, this is an excellent book. You can really delve into the mind of someone who is really losing their touch with society. I'm sure that everyone has a little bit of Holden Caulfield in them.
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Summary: Why God, why oh why
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is the worst book I've ever read. One reason I hated it was because we were forced to read this by our evil teacher. I would never read such crap, if I hadn't to. You would guess, when you start reading, that there are some good parts in this novel. There are none! How can you write almost 200 pages full of this nonsense. For instance, the main character is always feeling depressed and criticising everything and erveryone he meets. Two lines further, he says the person is killing him (being very funny). If he does that in one chapter, it's OK, but this keeps on going on and on for 26 chapters. It's the same with the events that happen in the book. Never anything excititing happens to the main character. Every chapter there is a new event and that drags on for almost 10 pages. Booooring!!! Another annoying thing is the language the main charcther uses. He always uses the same worths on and on. It's a slow reading book too. In short, the writer should be executed for wasting our time like that. Should make a good horror story too, his dead.
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Summary: Enter Holden
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is undoubtedly one of the best books that I have ever read, and just in case if you are wondering, yes I am a teenager. It seems to me that the only audience that truly appreciates this magnificent piece is the high school kid. My reasoning behind this is because the story is basically an account of a teenage guy's eventful and emotional life - rather four days of it. The content of these four days in New York more than makes up for rather short time span of the novel. Holden Vitamin Caulfield, as he likes to call himself, is constantly being bombarded with psycological pressures. His overwhelming concern revolves around the existence of "phonies" as he so calls them, who limit the ideas of the adolescent and try to get in the way of Holden's voyage to another realm, free of corruption and media. Holden searches for a world devoid of the limits of his adolescent years. Holden never really does encounter any physical dangers in his journey to find himself, instead he feels threatened by the majority and contemporary mass cluture, which promote the loss of individuality, ancient accepted values, and intellectual awareness. A plot summary of The Catcher is a very tedious task indeed. The strucure of it could be associated with a patient's recollection of past events to psychiatrist. Even so, the actual plot is not the most important thing about this book. What is important are the characters and their philosophies. Many adults may criticize Holden and his rough language, but us teenagers wolud just flock to Holden if he were an actual person. Holden also carries with him his trusty red hunting hat, a symbol of his protection and sense of self. Holden also makes several remarks about the ducks on the lagoon of Central Park South. He wonders where they go when winter comes along. One can think of this as a VERY extended metaphor comparing Holden himself looking for a new place to settle to the ducks of Central Park. My recommendation is that if you are a teenager who has a touch on reality and would just love to hear other accounts and insights on life from a similar perspective, then this book is a MUST for you! If you are a little older perhaps and you think that all this is nonsense, then this novel is even more of a MUST for you. It is a must for anybody! Still, I honestlythink that my fellow teenagers will get more of a kick out of this book. Even my very own English teacher remarked that Catcher made more of an impact the first time she read it, of course when she was a female Holden, herself, a normal teenager just looking for complete ecstacy, including love, friends, and true family. Salinger also presents Holden's tale through very delicate symbols, including his hat, the rain, and even suitcases. Its better and more fulfilling for you to see these for yourself. Also, be prepared for constant exaggeration, complete oxymorons, and swearing because after all, this is a true representation of the maturing youth. If one is so superficial to simply not read this because of the choice of words, then i pity him, for he has completely missed the point that Salinger was trying to make, and he has missed out on truly one of the best books ever to be written.
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Summary: A Relaxing Read
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is unique in that it's very easy to read and carries a strong message. An eventful storyline always keeps the reader interested. Couple that with a symbolic and deep plot, and you have a novel that gives the reader a refreshing experience.
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