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Jimmie
May 08, 2010 rated it liked it
This is one of those books that everyone I know had to read in school at some point but for some reason I never did. I'm glad I've finally taken the initiative. I love how Holden constantly judged everyone including himself and kept making contradictory statements. He is the epitome of teenager in all their crazy, hormonal, i-don't-know-anything-but-think-i-know-everything attitude.
Not that I'm complaining, but I will say I'm surprised that so many schools are able to keep this on the reading l
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