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Marie (UK)
I am less certain that this book describes teenage angst as it motors through the breakdown of a boy's mind. The tone starts almost like a conversation but it is frenetic you can almost see his mind moving ahead of his actions. From the beginning it reads almost like the diary of a schizophrenic. I enjoyed the book, but i cannot claim that i was drawn to Holden's character. Many of the words i had not encountered before "flit" means to move house in the UK ...more
E.S.
Not as good as I thought it was going to be, but I still liked it.
Teodor Muraru
Jul 28, 2009 marked it as to-read
Amy Hayes
Aug 12, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Kayla
Aug 14, 2009 rated it it was ok
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Michelle
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Aug 19, 2009 rated it liked it
Jim Townsend
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Aug 30, 2009 rated it liked it
Megan
Sep 01, 2009 rated it it was ok
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Meredith Lynch
Sep 11, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Heather Hadley
Dec 30, 2009 rated it it was ok
Syncione
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Lavanya
Apr 15, 2012 rated it really liked it
Angela
Mar 27, 2013 marked it as to-read
Trudy
Jun 23, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Tessa
Apr 07, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Turtle
May 16, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Cassie Bentley-Bradshaw
Oct 15, 2014 rated it really liked it
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Jessi Feltes
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