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The Catcher in the Rye
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Start date
May 15, 2016
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June 14, 2016
Discussion
Children's Classics Buddy Reads
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Rosemarie
Why we're reading this
YA Classic came in 3rd in the Poll.

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What Members Thought

Yair Ben-Zvi
Jan 23, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
This book is such an anomaly. Short and self obsessed, narrowly focused but so profoundly far reaching in its observations on youth, frustration, promises deterred and potential greatness and happiness. More than anything else though, it's a novel about loneliness. It sneaks up on you, this book, and I had to reread the last chapter to try to get a better fix on the final mark it wished (I thought) leave. Oh Holden, Holden, Holden Caufield. ...more
Nadine
Apr 18, 2010 rated it liked it
Ich mag Salingers Kurzgeschichten wesentlich lieber, trotzdem ist es ein klasse Buch, in dem sich offenbar Generationen junger Menschen wiederfinden.
Sarah
Mar 13, 2014 rated it it was ok
I keep trying to read modern classics and I really need to conclude that I just don't like them.
#TBRTakedown A book you wouldn't normally read
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Apr 19, 2010 marked it as to-read
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Jack
May 25, 2010 rated it it was ok
Shelves: someday
Lisa M
May 25, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Caitlin Channer
Feb 08, 2011 rated it did not like it
Shelves: classics
Arlyn Abolio
May 31, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Pernille
Jul 16, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Dec 16, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Zuly
Sep 06, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Robert Prather
Dec 06, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: read-soon
Brenda H
Jan 03, 2015 marked it as tbr
Shelves: 1950s-published
Jennifer
May 27, 2015 added it
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Molly
Aug 29, 2015 added it
Shelves: bildungsroman
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Jan 02, 2016 rated it liked it
Peter
Mar 19, 2016 marked it as to-read