The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye  
published 2001 by Back Bay Books
first published 1945
binding Paperback
isbn 0316769177   (isbn13: 9780316769174)
pages 288
description Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story...more
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Big
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05/08/08

Read in March, 2008
J.D. Salinger’s ‘Catcher in the Rye’ was published on July 16, 1951. It was his first novel. It became very popular among young adolescents yet not so popular with older generations. I personally thoroughly enjoyed every part of this book. I felt very close to Holden Caulfield, the main character in the story, as I read it.
Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old boy from New York, was quite unlike kids his age. He had no interest in being popular or social. From the very beginning he lets ...more
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Jason
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03/21/08

Read in March, 2008
(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally.)

The CCLaP 100: In which I read a hundred so-called "classics" for the first time, then write reports on whether they deserve the label
Review #10: The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger (1951)

The story in a nutshell:
Not so much of a traditional plot-based stor...more
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The Romanov Bride's Pimp
02/02/08

Okay, I need to review this book. Like your standard-issue pill-popping, prostitute-bonking televangelist, I need to spread the Word. And the Word is that this is the best book of all time, and--um, well, all you haters can just step the fuck off. (With all due respect, & etc.)

Imagine that you are in the Maury Povich show audience, if you dare. You're sandwiched between an obese women wearing a t-shirt with air-brushed running horses on the front and a tall, oily man who sm...more
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Kathy
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03/25/08

I read the end of The Catcher in the Rye the other day and found myself wanting to take Holden Caulfield by the collar and shake him really, really hard and shout at him to grow up. I suppose I've understood for some time now that The Catcher in the Rye -- a favorite of mine when I was sixteen -- was a favorite precisely because I was sixteen. At sixteen, I found Holden Caulfield's crisis profoundly moving; I admired his searing indictment of society, his acute understanding of human nature, his...more
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Melanie
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06/19/07

bookshelves: classics
Read in November, 2006
As a child, we are protected from life. There really aren’t many choices available, and we are certainly sheltered from a lot of the harder parts of life. It seems like children don’t feel the need for meaning quite like adults do- maybe because they aren’t forced to face the daily grind. There’s boredom, but that is not what I am talking about. Kids don’t really have to compromise like adults do. As you enter adulthood you could start to see things and people as phony or fake. Maybe n...more
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Kaitlin
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05/08/08

Catcher in the Rye
By J.D. Salinger
Reviewed by Kaitlin Westfall

Rebellious teenage years can be tough, but author J.D. Salinger gives a little insight on what they were like for Holden Caulfield. Holden is a troubled teen who is once again kicked out of school. Holden, the narrator of the book, takes you on his journey through rebellion. In this story, Holden allows you to “witness” drunken phone calls, awkward train rides and uncomfortable dates. To Holden life in Agerstown Pennsylv...more
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Talmadge
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05/08/08

recommends it for: everyone
“Catcher in the Rye”
By: J.D. Salinger
Review by Talmadge Irvin

J.D. Salinger did not grow up in the same time period as I am in now, but through his character Holden Caulfield I could really identify with the problems that frustrated him on a daily basis while he was in or outside of school. “Catcher in the Rye” is the story of Holden Caulfield telling of his past experiences while preparing to make his journey back home from the school he is being expelled from. Holden Caulfiel...more
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Cody
10/17/07

The Catcher and the Rye is a struggle between ending your teenage years and starting adulthood. Holden Caulfeild is struggling with just this problem. When the story first begins, he has just been kicked out of another school. Finding himself alone on a friday night Holden gets nervous becuase his roomate is on a date with a childhood friend of his. He can't help himself but wonder what his roomate and Jane are doing. Getting agitated by that and his dormatory roomate he decides to go to New...more
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Lauren
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05/09/08

recommended to Lauren by: Chad Barwick
recommends it for: Anyone! Whether you've read it or not
Lauren Allen
American Rebel I
May 9, 2008
J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye has easily become a personal favorite. It often seems the story of the teenage rebel becomes predictable and mundane, but Salinger’s work remains unique in a world of phonies. It is a story that, at its heart, is truly more about coming of age rather then a boy going against the system. It is easily relatable in his search to find exactly how a little self proclaimed outcast can find where he belongs in such a d...more
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5/ 09/ 08
Catcher in the Rye Review
The book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a terrific read. The novel is narrated in first person through the main character Holden Caulfield. This gives the book a very personal feel. It is told as if a very rebellious teen were personally dictating the events to each individual reader.
Throughout the story Holden partakes in several sorts of lewd speech and behavior. This is well evidenced in the excerpt on page 44, ...more
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Rachel
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05/07/08

Rachel Merritt
May 6, 2008
Reviewing Catcher in the Rye

J.D Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” is a very good novel to read, especially in this day. Unlike many popular and best novels written, The Catcher in the Rye is more relatable for today’s teenagers that want to rebel, and find themselves at the very same time. Holden Claufield who is the main character and protagonist is brilliant but leads a lonely life. He finds the world to be phony, (phony is his favorite word) He find...more
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Jason
01/05/08

Read in December, 2007
Beautiful!

I had been somewhat hesitant to read "The Catcher in the Rye" after snoozing through Salinger's "Nine Stories," but I'm glad I finally came around. This book is a work of genius.

The book is a "coming of age" tale, but it certainly transcends the adolescent garbage that fills up most of the genre. The protagonist is 16 year old Holden Caulfield - depressed, aimless, and disillusioned. The entire story covers just one December weekend in which he seek...more
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Amber
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05/14/08

Has a copy to sell/swap
In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, we see the untypical but typical teenager, Holden. The actions of our main character Holden Caulfield makes our mind wonder what he’s going to do next. The life of Holden is sure to draw your attention from the moment you pick this book up. This book tells you about all the experiences Holden face to his final destination home.

Holden and the way he continues to rebel is what made this a good read. Why he continues to rebel is undefined, but when...more
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Scotty
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05/08/08

If there is one line from Catcher in the Rye that could epitomize the story as a whole, it is the last line of the very last page: “don’t ever tell anybody anything, if you do, you start missing everybody.” I found this to be true upon finishing Catcher in the Rye as I wished it were longer. By the end of the book, I had come to know and nearly appreciate Holden Caulfield as a person (albeit, a very cynical, narcissistic person).

Holden Caulfield is the main character and narrator of Ca...more