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A guy that worked for my dad was living with us in ND while he was going to school. At 4:30 each day, we would watch Jeopardy and compete to answer more questions. There were several references to Catcher in the Rye so I read the book so I could beat the guy. Turns out that he had to read the book for a class he was taking so it was a wash. Bottom line: really good book.
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
love love love this book!
Gave me a absolute headache. Maybe I would have appreciated this book more as a teen, but as a mom of teens, I just wanted to smack him. Sorry to offend anyone who enjoyed it.
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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One of my favourite books since I was a teenager. I own it and re-read it every now and then.
Aug 01, 2018
Katie
marked it as to-read
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Kirsty
marked it as to-read
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Catherine
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it was amazing
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