Pros: The words in J.D. Salinger's classic coming-of-age novel are like an infectious drumbeat. Cons: Salinger's a hermit and has stopped sending out his words to be published.
On July 16, Holden Caulfield--arguably the most talked-about youth in literature (get in line, Huck Finn and Harry Potter!)--turned 50. That same day, my own mother turned [ edited for delicacy's sake ]. So, Holden and Mom share the same ...
Pros: compelling, witty, coming-of-age story told by sensitive hero, Holden Caulfield Cons: sad under the humor
J.D. Salinger’s 1945 book, Catcher in the Rye, told to us by the main character Holden Caulfield, begins the night before he leaves Pencey Prep after being kicked out for not applying himself to any subject except composition. It’s at ...
Pros: A slice of life which remains true even in these fast-paced times Cons: None
I'm going to start this with a generalization. The trouble with generalizations is that there are, of course, exceptions to the general. This is my generalization: Teenagers today (and adults too) do not read as much as teens (and adults) used to...
Pros: Holden Caulfied (the main character) and the New York setting Cons: Unclear Plot
Are you a depressed teenager that has no clue what you want to do with your life? Are you sick of all the phonies in our society pretending to be who they really aren’t? Don’t you wish you could live in a world where things run the way ...
Pros: Some light humor... Cons: Lack of direction, lack of freedom...
Lately, I have been reading the books that have been recommended to me by friends – some of them classics, some of them not, many of them books I would never normally read! Catcher in the Rye was, however, a recommendation that I had been ...
Pros: There are a few memorable things... Cons: J.D. Salinger's style is redundant, his characters are unlikable, and the unrealistic episodes our protagonist engages in reek of bad sitcom humor and denouements.
Contrary to popular belief, the fact that Catcher in the Rye uses misspelled profanity does not make it edgy. On that same note, the fact that assassin Mark Chapman asked John Lennon to sign it for him earlier in the morning of December 8,...
Pros: Holden Caulfield will stick with you for life just like Darth Vader. Cons: Course language may be too much for some.
Warning:The following review contains SOME coarse language to give the reader a better understanding of how this book actually reads. I am doing this because I want the potential buyer of this book to have a full understanding of what he is...
Pros: Holden Caufield has become my new favorite fictional character! Cons: People might be offended by the language
"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."
These are the last words in J.D. Salinger's classic book, The Catcher in the Rye. When I say this book is a "classic book", I really do mean that. I...
Pros: Have you ever lived (read) a book? Cons: Lots of swearing, but it gets comical after awhile.
Hello. My name is Jennifer and I've read The Catcher in the Rye. And I'm wondering, is there a support group out there for reader's who have met Holden Caulfield? I managed to get through high school and three years of college without ...
Pros: Holden Caulfield sticks well-aimed-and-deserved pins in the phony people, institutions, and traditions of his society. Cons: Holden Caulfield is a phony.
I first read Catcher in the Rye when I was about 16. I loved it. I kept it in moderate to heavy rotation for a good decade.
How could I not love a book about an intelligent and sensitive and basically decent young post-adolescent male,...
Pros: I love it... Cons: I want MORE, MORE, MORE...
“I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It’s awful. If I’m on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I’m going, I’m liable to say I’m going to the opera...” begins Chapter Three of J.D. ...
Pros: Language is straightforward (although subject is definitely not). Cons: The main character annoys the hell out of me.
Where to begin with this review? Let me start by saying that I have never read Catcher in the Rye until about a week ago. I am now twenty. Most kids find this book as required reading as soon as they enter high school, and since almost every kid ...
Pros: easy style, amusing social commentary, character complexity/simplicity, length, language Cons: some content may seem inappropriate, not a traditional classic—written more mature than similar themed works
Since its publication in 1951, J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye has been deemed as a classic both in literary quality as well as in its narrative, storytelling appeal.
In short, the novel tells the story of teenager Holden Caulfield,...
.. but I still liked it a lot. I have read this book twice within a gap of two years and I am well past my teenage (so I feel this teenage anger is not carrying me away). Actually I identify with the atmosphere in the book. The kind of self-importance ...
Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by gene...More at HotBookSale
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