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Summary: Holden on to dear life...
Review: I suppose before writing this review I have to remind myself not to use the word grand...Anyway, Catcher in the Rye is an excellent book. Period. That is, if you simply look at Salinger's skillful treatment of pacing, dialogue, and characterization. Teenagers though, will see much more. Salinger writes an incredibly believable Holden Caulfield, who has since become the posterboy for adolescent angst. Either Catcher is Salinger's quasi-autobiography or he's "the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life." The book is not astonishing for its moral, but for its lack of one (too phony for Holden, and would've undermined the reader's genuine connection to him). Its just this young guy looking for innocence, for honest emotion. Catcher in the Rye isn't a collection of empty platitudes and universal philosophy. Its a breath of fresh air that will leave you more in touch with yourself and a little better for having read it. All in all, it was a phenomenal book and one I hope you will add to your personal library.
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Summary: The Catcher in the Rye
Review: I suppose you either read this book and love it or read it and hate it. I loved it.I read this in eight grade, and thought it was easily one of the best books I'd read up until that point. Holden Caulfield is a moving character and Salinger takes pains to make you see the world through his eyes. The emotionality of the story was impressive, and I can honestly say that this "moved me". If you're a teen, read this book because Holden is the romantic rebel up against a sea of troubles. If you're an adult, read this book to see what the teens are thinking.
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Summary: If A Body Catch A Body
Review: I suppose you want to know what I thought of this story, Holdan Caulfield and all that [garbage]. A lot of what happens to Holden Caulfield is what we've all experienced. Many of us have been chewed out by teachers (but probably not while they're sickly and their pajamas!). A lot of us have blown a date by putting one of our feet in our mouths ("You're giving me a pain in..."). And I think most of us have been obnoxious to our fellow classmates ("I'm really enjoying reading this sentence over and over, Ackley Kid!"). Holden hates phonies, but to a certain extent can be a phony himself (lying about his age and telling his date whom he cares little about he loves her). It seems like the only one who can set him straight is his little sister, a tough girl to fool. She also corrects him on the song "If a body catch a body...", oops, I mean "meet a body"! Whatever!
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Summary: My Two Cents...
Review: I suspect there is very little I can add on The Man, The Myth, The Legend, but I do really dig this book... I recently gulped this one down in one sitting. I'd read it twice before years earlier, and one additional reading several years before that. I didn't read it straight through until this last time, however; and for a book that took 10 years to write it reads as a kids ramblings in the course of what could be a single afternoon. This, naturally, speaks of the considerable craftsmanship behind it. The language is infectious, as is Holden's disdain of (drum roll please...) "phonies", and I'm sure everyone has experienced someone affecting "Holden Speak" upon discovery of CITR. But, it does get in deep. In fact, I had to read "Franny and Zooey", "Nine Stories", and "Raise High The Roofbeams..." in the following weeks, I was so into Salinger's writing. But, I digress. Great book. Great character. Great writing. Now, can we please have "Hapworth"???? We've been very patient...
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Summary: A delight to read. one of the best i've read
Review: I tell you it is a very well written book. There is an eerie quality about it that grips you right from the first page and continuous throughout. It makes one wonder how does the author manage to write on a thin plot line with such intensity. Houlden's comments about everything around him are immensely funny and lucidly presented. Though he makes you laugh on many occasions fundamentally it is a very sad book. The state of his mind when he asks Sally that sometimes i feel that everything will go to pieces if we didn't do anything about it is very well captured. And his relationship with Phoebe is potrayed with excellence. I've read the whole of Salinger but this was a masterpiece. It makes you laugh it makes you cry read it and know for yourself where the ducks go when the water in the lagoon in New York square freezes.
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Summary: The most amazing book ever
Review: I think a lot of people miss the most important meaning of this book. You can love it; you can hate it; you can feel indifferent towards it. However, the one thing no one can deny is that at one time in all of our lives we have felt exactly as Holden Caulfield did. The Catcher in the Rye is a timeless novel of teenage emotions. No matter how you feel about the book, you must admit it is an accurate depiction of a teenager's mind. Sometimes we all feel like Holden Caulfield.
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Summary: A great book if you get it
Review: I think catcher in the Rye is a great book. One of the best I've ever read. I first read it when I was eleven and to be honest, I thought it was the stupidest book in the world. Holden swore constantly and not that much seemed to happen. He hated everyone he knew almost and I couldn't stand the book. People were always talking about what a good book it was though and I started thinking maybe I'd missed something in it. When I was twelve I read it again. I thought it was okay but still sort of dumb. Then this year (I'm fourteen) I decided to try reading it again. I was shocked. It was like a completely different book than the one I'd read only two years ago. Of course the book didn't change, I did. It was brilliant and Holden seemed like a very realistic person. My favorite parts are where he gets completely off track and just starts talking about his younger brother, Ally, who died or Jane, an old friend of his who he sort of had a crush on. I loved how he wasn't afraid to tell his opinions on anything. By the end of the book you feel like you really know Holden. I would recommend this book to anyone over about 13. Any younger than that and it might be too difficult to really understand what Holden thinks and is going through. Plus there is some stuff in the book which isn't appropriote for really young kids.
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Summary: Why censor this book?
Review: I think everyone can learn something from this. The world did when Mark Chapman killed John Lennon because of this book. This is a great book and I encourage evereyone to read this book and learn. It's vrey interesting and will help everyone along in life. It's very symbolic..but I don't know anything, I'm only 15...
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Summary: Holden...get a grip! *much smacking ensues*
Review: I think I have it figured out. The real secret to writing a blockbuster piece of "literature" nowadays is to introduce a character that usually shows a bit of promise but ends up going nowhere (It's all society's fault. Again.). This character must bring forth complaints and problems to light that perhaps we may overlook in day to day life. But most importantly, and the truly key part...it must be eye-openingly offensive. You must assault the average readers senses, morality, and common sense. The better you accomplish this the more "acclaim" the book will get. Holden Caufield, filled to bursting with teen angst, gets kicked out of his prep school and decides to sort of meander back home over the course of 3 days just before Christmas. His insights during this journey are filled with cynical observations on phony people and the occasional zippy one-liner. What made the book get acclaim no doubt was it's examination of teen problems of the era, but notably it's heavy use of profanity. I've heard profanity in great quantities in my life, but there came a time when reading this that the whole thing just started to get a little overdone. Sort of like hearing Al Gore repeatedly say "Lock Box" during the presidential race in 2000. I'm not a violent person by nature, but I really wanted a few minutes in the ring with Holden after I had to put up with him for a few days. Save for Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights" I cannot think of another literary character that needed a smackdown quite like this guy did. When push came to shove the stuff in this book really wasn't much different from listening to my gangsta-nephew describe how unfair life is to him because my sister won't get him an SUV for his birthday. The idea behind the book showed promise...the execution was terrible and disappointing...as I look back at those times when I was going through my teen years I will say that yes, they were turbulent and filled with feelings of powerlessness to affect my own choices and direction in life. One of the rites of passage into adulthood is to be able to look back at those years and realize that you weren't always right, and were all too often driven by impulse and hormones, and a good dose of confusion. Teen angst is nothing new and will probably be much the same 50 years from now. To those who are about to click on the "This Review didn't help me at all" button, I ask you to view this objectively...is there any real value to experiencing this book? Because hoisting the likes of Holden Caufield on your shoulders and moving forward under his inspiration will likely get you the same place he goes...nowhere.
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Summary: Heated Controversy for Schools? Ha!
Review: I think I've always read books that are of a higher educational standard. I read "The Diary of Anne Frank" for the first time when I was nine, and "The Catcher In the Rye" also for the first time when I turned 10. Since then, I've read "Catcher" completely through (vulgar page by vulgar page) four times. Although the use of the English language leaves something to be desired (Holden's repetitive use of "Really" and "Goddam it" can be of the utmost annoyance) and the 'plot' is quite predictable, I keep reading it. I've heard that it is a highly controversial book in high schools. Whoever thinks the book should be banned because of its 'naughtiness' is a fool. Look at society today. We're teaching sex ed. as early as the fourth grade. Don't tell me that kids are going to learn anything new by reading this book. If it was a mandatory book to read so many years ago, why isn't it acceptable now? It's a joke, really
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