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Despite all controversial reviews about this book, I really liked it.
What intrigues me is why this book is considered as a "banned" one.
According to Wiki, "in 1960, a teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma was fired for assigning the novel in class; he was later reinstated. Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States. The book was banned in the Issaquah, Washington, high schools in 1978 as being part of an "overall communist plo ...more
What intrigues me is why this book is considered as a "banned" one.
According to Wiki, "in 1960, a teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma was fired for assigning the novel in class; he was later reinstated. Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States. The book was banned in the Issaquah, Washington, high schools in 1978 as being part of an "overall communist plo ...more
I read this in high school and didn't much enjoy it. I know it's a classic and quite typical high school fare but I think it's too advanced for most high school students to enjoy.
The story is at best morose and while an honest depiction of a lost young man in a downward spiral it's probably NOT the best fodder for young minds.
As an adult I can appreciate it more, but I can now easily understand my earlier reacton to it. ...more
The story is at best morose and while an honest depiction of a lost young man in a downward spiral it's probably NOT the best fodder for young minds.
As an adult I can appreciate it more, but I can now easily understand my earlier reacton to it. ...more
This is the best book so far, I've ever read!!
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