Rating: 
Summary: It did not seem profound
Review: Your asking why 3 stars. Well honestly I would have made it 3 1/2 if that justifies it. The reason why it didn't get the standard amazon.com ranking of 5 stars is because it just did not seem profound enough or motivating enough to get anymore. I was always jealous of not being able to read this in high school (for some reason it was not required) and I made a point of reading it someday (afterall this book was voted the best book by high school seniors this year in Illinois.)Salinger did a wonderful job writing in a first person adolescent style speech, and the character desiring to be the 'catcher in the rye' seemed ironic. Nevertheless, I finished the book shrugging my shoulders and thinking 'what was the point?' It was well written, but I am not sure why it was voted as the best book by high schoolers - if any book should have had that honor I would think it would have been Harper Lee's book, To Kill a Mockingbird - which was also simply written but definitely felt more profound than this. Holden Caulfield is a typical cynical teenager that really has a hard time dealing with the senselessness of humanity. Nevertheless, I just didn't have any feelings toward the book afterward and it didn't feel as profound as many other reviewers felt it was. I think everyone should read the book, but if you're over the age of 18, I think you'll find yourself saying - I wish I would have read this a few years ago because I feel I have outgrown the attitudes that Holden expresses. Will I have my kids read it some day? Absolutley, but would I say it was the best book I've read. No.
Rating: 
Summary: a boring story
Review: Your own opinion : Catcher in the Rye After I've read a lot, I can give you my opinion about this book.
When Istarted reading, I thought it was a book just like an other. But he was a little bit special, and that's what I don't like. I like more just a story where you want to read till the and because you want to know it. Bu t in this book I hadn't that feeling.
It 's also al little bit boring, when they tell you just their life.
It doesn't bother me when they use people language, sometimes it was a little bit confusing.
But the rest it reads fluently,whit some difficult words but that's what you always have.
I don't like Holdons' character. There are some things that you have to do also when you don't like them. For example go to school. He doesn't do any useful, he just does what he likes.
It's a pity that you don't know how his parents think, and you don't know about who Holdon think about his parents.
It's also a little bit boring because there just a few persons who act in this story.
Also how Holdon acted, I don't like. He doesn't know what he wants and thats what Ihate about people.
So I don't like this story,and it have take long time to read it.
Rating: 
Summary: A Superb Novel
Review: _The Catcher in the Rye_ is an excellent novel for teens and adults alike. J.D. Salinger has created the finest example of teenage angst that our nation has seen. Definitely reccommended to all readers.
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