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The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

Start date: February 1, 2018

Finish date: February 28, 2018

Discussion: New School Classics- 1915-2005

Why we're reading this: Revisit the Shelf Group Read, February 2018

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Apr 13, 2022 Debra Harrison rated it really liked it

So far, I do not love this book and find myself wondering from time to time what the heck all the fuss is about regarding this book. I will persevere and I have hope it will pick up. My wife and I talked about this book and she says, "You must consider that at the time it was written, this was very "modern" and the characters were written in new ways."
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Jan 05, 2014 J Simpson rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, culture, classics, new-york, 1950s, new-england, greatest-books-of-all-time, 1001-books-to-read-before-you-die, east-coast, nyc

i had never read Catcher In The Rye, before my girlfriend recommended it to me.
It came at just the right time, compelling me towards authenticity, towards real raw and ragged human interaction.
Salinger's characters are deep and scarily lifelike. I love the way he writes dialogue, i really do.
This is a must read for writers, show you how it's done, with a quickly moving plot, which still manages to be slice of life, atmospheric and poetic. Bonus points for the descriptions of New York in the e ...more

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