Shane:
I like the catcher in the rye because it tells the story of a young adult who sees his surroundings as fake and people as phonies. He believes adulthood is something awful but youth as king and tries to protect the innocence of it anyway he can. I thought it was a great novel anyways.
Annonymus:
It's about the fall of innocence and growing up.
I loved it.
It brought on a new perspective to me, plus it's an easy read.
I loved it.
It brought on a new perspective to me, plus it's an easy read.
Nick:
It is a great read. I read it over again, Every couple of years.
Slippy:
I recently read it for the first time and it didn't grip me in the slightest. I found Holden to be quite an obnoxious, self centred loutish teenager.
Zephyr:
I loved it, myself.
On the surface the writing is very simplistic- written from a teenage boy’s point of view, it includes a lot of rambling and swearing. What makes it amazing are all the deeper meanings hidden inside. I had to reread it before I caught and understood most of them, but I definitely recommend The Catcher in the Rye.
Tabby:
I love it, but I don’t know why. It’s about an angst ridden teen grieving over the death of his little brother by acting out and at the same time, evaluating his life from his ward at a psychiatric hospital.
I have no idea why I love it so much. I hate the main character, Holden Caulfield, with a burning fiery passion because he’s just a whiney little brat. He calls the whole world “phonies” but he’s probably the most phony of them all. He’s trying so hard to be different that he’s just the same as everyone else.
I think that’s the mark of a truly great book, though: that you can really hate aspects of it, but LOVE the book as whole.
Matt H:
Great choice. My favorite book of all time. The story is of a kid named Holden who gets kicked out of another boarding school and has to face his many problems coming back home to his family. It may sound a little dull but it’s not. The choices he makes really makes you think about how you deal with the problems in your own life
Louren:
I have read the book about two years ago but its hard to explain what it is about. I remember while reading I became a little angry at the character (the way he thought about other people and assumed things about people. After reading it though and getting through the book I started to think more about the book and the character and I started to actually like the book ( I also looked up symbolism and theme for the book) so overall I think you should go ahead and read it because its a good book thats worth the read.
Kate:
I love it, too. It is one of my favorite books. Holden Caulfield is kicked out yet another boarding school and rather than telling his parents, he sort of wanders around the city thinking about things. What makes it interesting is seeing the world through the eyes of a very realistic character- he talks about things that he has witnessed, read. People he has known. It’s about feeling alienated and connected with people at the same time- he loves his little sister, for example but he doesn’t know how to belong anywhere.
People who hate the book often complain that Caulfield “whines” too much for a rich kid. I think such complaints are shallow because the story shows that he has a lot to work through- he is still working through a tragic event in his life.
On the surface the writing is very simplistic- written from a teenage boy’s point of view, it includes a lot of rambling and swearing. What makes it amazing are all the deeper meanings hidden inside. I had to reread it before I caught and understood most of them, but I definitely recommend The Catcher in the Rye.
Tabby:
I love it, but I don’t know why. It’s about an angst ridden teen grieving over the death of his little brother by acting out and at the same time, evaluating his life from his ward at a psychiatric hospital.
I have no idea why I love it so much. I hate the main character, Holden Caulfield, with a burning fiery passion because he’s just a whiney little brat. He calls the whole world “phonies” but he’s probably the most phony of them all. He’s trying so hard to be different that he’s just the same as everyone else.
I think that’s the mark of a truly great book, though: that you can really hate aspects of it, but LOVE the book as whole.
Matt H:
Great choice. My favorite book of all time. The story is of a kid named Holden who gets kicked out of another boarding school and has to face his many problems coming back home to his family. It may sound a little dull but it’s not. The choices he makes really makes you think about how you deal with the problems in your own life
Louren:
I have read the book about two years ago but its hard to explain what it is about. I remember while reading I became a little angry at the character (the way he thought about other people and assumed things about people. After reading it though and getting through the book I started to think more about the book and the character and I started to actually like the book ( I also looked up symbolism and theme for the book) so overall I think you should go ahead and read it because its a good book thats worth the read.
Kate:
I love it, too. It is one of my favorite books. Holden Caulfield is kicked out yet another boarding school and rather than telling his parents, he sort of wanders around the city thinking about things. What makes it interesting is seeing the world through the eyes of a very realistic character- he talks about things that he has witnessed, read. People he has known. It’s about feeling alienated and connected with people at the same time- he loves his little sister, for example but he doesn’t know how to belong anywhere.
People who hate the book often complain that Caulfield “whines” too much for a rich kid. I think such complaints are shallow because the story shows that he has a lot to work through- he is still working through a tragic event in his life.
