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Summary: Awesome! Even better the second time!
Review: "The Catcher in the Rye" is probably the best piece of american literature of the 20th century... although that may be debated. Either way, the style of writing was awesome. The character "Holden" just becomes a 'friend' of yours in a way. And through everything he goes through, regardless of the scenario, you don't lose interest, it only keeps growing. When i read it the second time, i was able to follow more, just the writing style, and it was just so smooth and free-flowing. Honestly, a great piece of work.
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Summary: One of my Favorite Novels of All-Time
Review: "The Catcher in the Rye" is the closest novel that I believe exists today that accurately depicts the emotions and thoughts of a typical, rebellious adolescent. Holden Caulfield immediately lures you into his grasp and never lets go until the final sentence. In response to the reader who claimed that there was no discernable plot, I would have to vehemently disagree with that. While there is no action-packed, tension-filled story, what the reader reads is the day-to-day affairs of an iconoclastic teen who does not like the ideals that have been set by society. He gets kicked out of his private school early in the book, and has to live the next few days by himself, in New York City. I do not believe that J.D. Salinger intended to write this novel for someone to be impressed with Holden, or even admire him. The language that he uses is quite profane, and it amazes me that many teachers put this kind of story on their curriculum. It does not amaze me that some schools have banned it from their walls. Still, it is an important story, one that every 16 or 17-year old could relate to, is very easy to read, and does have a message intertwined in there somewhere--you just have to think a little. Great book...highly recommended!!!
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Summary: Teen-Angst Before It Was Fad
Review: "The Catcher in the Rye" is the story of sixteen year-old Holden Caulfield, a boy who goes to a prestigious boarding school and is flunking out--this is his fourth school he's been expelled from though and those around him are becoming agitated. Yet Holden is just a boy who thinks too much and has not fully grown into the world around him. Deciding that he is surrounded by "phonies" he runs away from his boarding school just before Christmas vacation and sinks his money from birthdays and Christmases into a hotel in New York. From there, in a course of only two short days, as he wanders around New York, we learn about what it is within life that makes it so unbearable for Holden, which really is not any one thing in particular. He doesn't like girls who are dumb, he doesn't like fakes, he doesn't like liars, he thinks it is wrong to have sex with someone you don't love, and he doesn't like it when people wish you good luck.Maybe Holden is just a spoiled rich kid and Salinger is just wasting our time with this seemingly plotless narrative, but I think Holden Caulfield describes precisely the type of kid who twenty years later will be contented and successful in life. His sarcastic commentary and slang-filled anecdotes will leave you prickling yet grinning at the same time. Holden has a sensitivity which is unpredictable in its sources: e.g. his younger sister, younger brother, next door neighbor; he feels bad that he worries those who care about him so much. This is a hard novel to read because it does not have much of a plot. However, I really liked Holden as a character because he shows us that depression and apathy are not just features of modern times, and his pain existed as teen-angst before it was fad. You will enjoy this book if you have empathy and patience.
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Summary: The Greatest Book of All Time
Review: "The Catcher In The Rye" is the truest, saddest, and most honest book that has ever been written. All other literary classic's dull in comparison to J.D. Salinger's. To Holden's feelings of insignifigance in a cold world to his love of the innocence of children. From his stark thoughts which everyone feels but most choose to deny. To the love he feels for those untainted by the "phoniness" of the adult world. I urge all people to read this book, your life will never be quite the same. "The Catcher In The Rye" rings true to me more than any movie, book, or song I've ever experienced.
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Summary: The best book I've ever read!
Review: "The Catcher in the Rye" was the greatest book I have ever read, and being a 14-year-old, it takes a lot to impress me. Holden Caufield will always stick around in the back of my head when I see the ducks in Central Park or go to a bad movie. Every high school student should be required to read this book.
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Summary: Catch My Eye
Review: "The Catcher in the Rye" Written by J. Salinger was a great book about a teenager with a foul mouth and a short fuse for a temper. The Setting was contrary to the bizarre actions of the main character. Though Holden Caufield was an overall outcast of his time, many of todays teenagers can really relate to his obscure way of expression. This is an extraordinary book and I would recomend it to everyone.
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Summary: Feelings Of Adolescence
Review: "The Catcher in the Rye", By J.D. Salinger was a very interesting novel that everyone should have the pleasure of reading. The story tells of a 16 year old adolescent named Holden Claufield. Holden narrates his story, which takes place over a two day time period. The story starts with him in a prep school and ends with him in a mental ward. The story replicates the changes of a teenager and how they can push people away. Holden retells the story of his journey in New York after being kicked out of prep school. In the two days that he spends there he has many experiences. Most of which he explains as not pleasant. Holden spends a lot of time telling how he feels about people and other things in society. He often states that people are "phonies" and how much he dislikes them. Holden seems to be lonely throughout the book and is always looking for someone to talk too. He finds it hard because he alienates himself from people. Instead of finding good qualities in people he seeks the bad. To me this represents ones depressed state of mind, in which Holden is stuck in. I have related to this book because like everyone I have been in a depressed state of mind and can some how relate to Holden. "The Catcher in the Rye", by J.D. Salinger, was a great book that I recommend everyone should read at least once. The book shows the struggles that an adolescence can go through. These struggles are shown through a colorful story that will catch the reader's feelings and attention
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Summary: The Legend of all Novels......
Review: "The Catcher in the Rye" You either hate this book, or love it. I am one of the people who happen to love this book. IF any of you out there enjoyed this book and love it, I applaude you! I am a 13 year old boy in the 7th Grade in Cape TOwn, South Africa. This book is the best-book ever. I think J.D Salinger wrote this book in a very unusall and special way, it sure is a classic. Holden Caulfield, who has just been expelled, and the book is about a few days in this 16 yr old boys life. Read it! You won't be disappointed!
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Summary: The Best Book That I Have Read in Years
Review: "The Catcher in the Rye," By J. D. Salinger was one of the best books that I have read in a very long time. The main Character, Holden Caulfield, in my opinion was a whinny immature, little child, like many people I know. I did not sympathize with him when he would complain about anything and everything or when he would get into trouble. I did however like the main message, in my opinion, that I believe Salinger was trying to portray, which was that you need to find out who out who you really are. This book was fabulous, and I would recommend it to just about anyone.
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Summary: Salinger speaks to teens...
Review: "Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist." -Ralph Waldo Emerson In his classic literary work THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, J. D. Salinger hits the proverbial nail on the head in relation to teenage issues. The main character, Holden Caulfield journeys from his school (Pencey) to his home in search of some measure of spiritual meaning in life. Through his experiences and adventures, Holden gains much insight on the meaning of life. This issue of finding meaning in life is pertinent to adolescents everywhere. In this way, Salinger addresses concerns of teenage readers and relates them to Holden. Whereas the transcendentalists of the nineteenth century fled to nature to look for meaning in life, Holden flees to the urban sprawl of New York. During his travels, he has many paradigm-shifting epiphanies: his brief relationship with a prostitute demonstrates the folly of superficial love; his disastrous date with an old friend teaches the same; and his encounters with profane graffitti around his younger sister's school teach him that the world is a cruel place and that no place is exempt from the sacreligious nature of humans. In such, Holden's brief journey can be seen as a representation of the period of time in which adolescents define themselves morally and spiritually. Young Holden, in his rambling, elects to fight against all things phony. The iron of his morals and beliefs is forged in the fiery cauldron of the "real world." All teens experience this formative period when they choose which morals/beliefs to accept and which to reject. Indeed, it is only after this system of beliefs is established that one crosses the brink from the awkward uncertainty of adolescence to the calm assuredness of adulthood. The simple conversational prose of Salinger's THE CATCHER IN THE RYE conceals many truths about life. In holding such deep meaning, the novel is worthy of any reader's attention. However, it rings even clearer to the teenage reader in that Holden faces many of the same momentous questions that adolescents face every day. Reading this novel is similar to talking to a close friend about life. Very few works of literature can claim that honor, but Salinger's masterpiece does. Holden's thoughts are the same as those of Thoreau and Emerson; they merely apply to a more modern setting. If one wishes to read about explosions and fireworks, they could just as well see a movie. However, if one wishes to ponder the meaning of life, they need not look any further than to the nearest copy of THE CATCHER IN THE RYE.
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