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Summary: Best Book I've Read in years
Review: This is an excellent book that I would reccomend for all peolpe over twelve. The language is harsh, but the storyline and plot are amazing. I read it in two days because I couldn't put it down. It tells of a harsh life for a 16 year-old boy, and his struggles with the shallow world that he lives in.
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Summary: A complete mix of teenage emotions and doubts
Review: This is an incredible book, in the first place. Salinger seems to have a great deal of pain, and contradiction troughout the book. From the beggining he states that he doesn't like to talk about his "lousy childhood" and this contradiction is present in almost every line. He gives the impression that he is writing because he has to, because something bigger than himself imposed it. He writes in a slang, with a lousy vocabulary, which is - as a matter of fact - what really happens in a teenager's life. Sometimes you can feel the extreme anger when he writes, yet he cannot stand against the intolerable pression of his own mind, and he simply... writes. This is an american modern classic, and should be read twice: firstly when we are teenagers, secondly when we reach maturity. Anyway, this is an astonishing book, and whoever reads it will be amused, I guarantee.
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Summary: 4 days that changed a boy forever.
Review: This is an incredible book.I am very amazed at how great the author tells what this boy is thinking without censoring any truth>I am a 12 year old boy but when i started reading The catcher in the rye Holden Caulfield seemed to be a little bit like me and i could relate to him.Holden Caulfiel rebeleed with almost everybody.Kind of like me.I thought that a book that is a considered a classic would use words that are hard to understand but this book it talks in a plauin languagwe so any reader would understand what holden caulfield is thinking.The story tells 4 days of a boys life.In this 4 days he alomost does it with a hooker,kicked out of a school,got beat up by his own roomate,and many more .Great story read it.
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Summary: A Journey to Find the Meaning of Life.
Review: This is an interesting book, especially for people who have had experienced hard time during their teens, and also for teachers seeking to understand their student¡¯s perspective. While reading this book, I, being a teenager myself, came to understand Holden, the main character. He isn¡¯t so different from some friends I know. It is my wish that there be more teacher who are willing to to love their students, and help them bestow meaning to their own lives. Holden, when expelled from his prep school Pencey, leaves it as soon as he can. Taking care not to tell the news to his parents sooner than necessary, he lingers in New York. He encounters a series of incidents --- cab drivers, a prostitute, the two nuns¡¦ --- as he dives deeper into his ¡°phony¡± world. Troubled adolescents like Holden are not rare these days. I realized that the source of such repugnance towards one¡¯s surroundings is lack of care. No one, at least it seemed so for Holden, cared enough to give attention to what was going on in his mind. The place, other than his home, that should take the blame more than anywhere else was Pencey. The school was full of phonies, because the curriculum was not so focused on making the students ¡°find the idea that fits one¡¯s mind best.¡± Finally, Phobe, the only person in the story that is capable of giving Holden the much needed affection and care, saves Holden from his deep fall and sets him straight. This story, written in first-person narrative and conversational tone, ends with an happy ending. But I keep asking myself: Will every troubled boy find his Phoebe? It depresses the hell outta me when I think about it.
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Summary: Hand Me The Spork Already
Review: This is an overrated waste of ink. Honestly. I really think I could write a better novel about "coming of age" in my sleep. Maybe I will. But I digress.
The main character, Holden Caulfield, is so one-dimensional it makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a spork. Really. He sees the world in a childish, cynical way more suited for a spoiled ten-year-old. He refers to everyone as phonies and bastards and uses a limited vocabulary to repeatedly rehash subjects that weren't interesting the first time around. I have nothing against J. D. Salinger; he only tired to write a book. What really gets under my skin is that such a book is considered a classic. It's a crying shame.
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Summary: holier than thou
Review: This is book is just as relevant today as it was the day it was published. First and foremost it is a novel about purity and the painful loss of innocence. This book is required reading for most high school juniors in the US, which is a mistake, if anything this book should be read by juniors in college for its full meaning to be grasped. Holden represents everything that people with intelligence in America experience. It is foolish to accept that angst ends with adolescence. Angst is immortal, it's just given different names as we all grow older. Holden represents the infatuation with childhood, purity and a certain lack of responsiblity that we all wish we could have once again. This book is not about the general human condition. It is the modern american intellectual human condition. It is about the freezing of youth, it is about recalling your lost happiness. Temples might be holy in the bible but to me, the american museum of natural history on 81st street, where the eskimos are still in their canoes 50 years later will always be the holiest place of all.
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Summary: An excellent piece of reading for all ages
Review: This is by far my favorite book of all time. I was required to read it in my 11th grade english class . I happened to be 16 yrs. old,and just like Holden, I was going through a turning point in my life with parents and school. I felt as though Holden was the only one who could relate to what I was going through. So I made my parents read the book, and ultimatly they too had a better understanding as to what was going on in my head. We got along a whole lot better from that point on.
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Summary: A classic.
Review: This is by far one of my very favorite books. Even though it was written over fifty years ago, the story of depression, drinking, relationships, annoying friends, "phonies," and general teenage angst should be familiar to all of us. Sixteen year-old Holden Caulfield is kicked out of boarding school and angry at the world and everyone in it. The novel follows him through his reccollection of a few rather significant days in his life. I would reccomend this book to anyone looking to read a classic, wonderful book.
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Summary: Head on, Salinger hits it hard
Review: THis is definately one of the best books I have read in my life. I would like to congradulate sallinger on his astounding work of literature. He really knows how to portray greif and emotions. I would recommend this book to anyone in need of an independant novel for a lit class as well as anyone in need of a novel for just play.
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Summary: A True Story
Review: This is in fact my most favorite book, ever. Salinger is the greatest writer of all time, and this book proves it. If you want to read a book that wont slow down, will keep you interested, and doesn't try and act all "formal," then this book is for you. I am 16, and read this book at the suggestion of my dad. I put it off, but when I started, it was about the only book I have ever read for pleasure. If you want to read a book that you will finish and say, "i can totally relate to this book," than read it! I wouldnt normally write a review, but in this case, I feel that everyone should read this classic. You won't walk away a murderer as people say, if you do, your problems aren't coming from this book....
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