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Jul 10, 2007
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I know this book is a classic, and people read it all the time. My roommate said that she and her friends loved it in high school. Well, I hated it. I thought it was a dreadful book, about a spoiled, self-absorbed rich brat, whining about his life. He wasn't likable--his only redeeming quality was his love for his sister, and even that was warped. Since I didn't like him, I didn't care what happened to him in the end. I did not enjoy this book, and would not recommend it to anyone else.
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I appreciated this novel more when I recently reread it as an adult. I was able to appreciate the conversational prose. Interestingly, this book's protagonist, Holden, several times refers to Ring Lardner, who was known for his vernacular writing style.
Holden dips into deeper depression as the book progresses. He has had to deal with two significant deaths, one in his family and one at a school he attended.
It was interesting to speculate on whether Holden was dealing with a sort of post-traumat ...more
Holden dips into deeper depression as the book progresses. He has had to deal with two significant deaths, one in his family and one at a school he attended.
It was interesting to speculate on whether Holden was dealing with a sort of post-traumat ...more
I don't care what anyone says, I effing love this book.
[Review from 2004.] This has been on my mental ought-to-read list for years but I was expecting it to be boring, for some reason. I have no idea why I waited so long: this book is phenomenal. I'm completely in love. I read it in Venice and I kept having to stop sightseeing so I could sit down wherever I was and read more. Lonely, idealistic 16-year-old screwup: who can't identify with that? ...more
[Review from 2004.] This has been on my mental ought-to-read list for years but I was expecting it to be boring, for some reason. I have no idea why I waited so long: this book is phenomenal. I'm completely in love. I read it in Venice and I kept having to stop sightseeing so I could sit down wherever I was and read more. Lonely, idealistic 16-year-old screwup: who can't identify with that? ...more
I feel that I may need to read this again. I've read it twice: like Janet, the first time I was too young to understand it, but the second time, I just didn't like it.
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If I had read it 17 years ago I probably would have loved it. I'm kind of glad I waited so long.
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Catherine
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it was amazing
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