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By Mayra · 310 posts · 2234 views
By Mayra · 310 posts · 2234 views
last updated Nov 21, 2018 05:55PM
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In the words of Holden Caulfield himself, "Boy, that was depressing." I'm sorry, I just don't get it. I can see why this book caused controversy (and still does), but I don't really see it as some great paragon of literature. Maybe because the lead character is the kind of person I come across on a regular basis in my job, and that made reading this book kind of like work. I knocked it out AT work, in fact - got called in for a rainy Sunday shift in Admissions. Eleven hours later (I was reading
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OVERALL:
Plot-17/20
Characters-17/20
Creativity-17/20
Writing-19/20
Pace-9/10
Ending-7/10
=86/100 B
★★★★/5
REViEW:
I began reading this book after one of English professors recommended it. Therefore, I was in the thick of essays and tests when I began reading it. However, this book, through revered as a "classic," did not add extra stress as I originally thought. Instead, this book was a super fast and fun read. I must say that this book has no defi ...more
OVERALL:
Plot-17/20
Characters-17/20
Creativity-17/20
Writing-19/20
Pace-9/10
Ending-7/10
=86/100 B
★★★★/5
REViEW:
I began reading this book after one of English professors recommended it. Therefore, I was in the thick of essays and tests when I began reading it. However, this book, through revered as a "classic," did not add extra stress as I originally thought. Instead, this book was a super fast and fun read. I must say that this book has no defi ...more
As with my earlier read and review of 'The Great Gatsby' this book is hard to talk about in so far as it's been talked about to death and practically everything worth saying has been said.
It's good. It's entirely understandable why it's considered one of the 'great American novels'. It's in fact easily understandable why people consider it one of the greatest novels period. To borrow from the authors own appraisal; it's a Novels Novel. It's first person lingusitic conventions, the way it's prota ...more
It's good. It's entirely understandable why it's considered one of the 'great American novels'. It's in fact easily understandable why people consider it one of the greatest novels period. To borrow from the authors own appraisal; it's a Novels Novel. It's first person lingusitic conventions, the way it's prota ...more
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Natalie
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Francisco Brasil
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JD
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Jun 16, 2018
J. Sebastian
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