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Farhana Faruq
Nov 24, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
I'm not sure why I like this book. It's not very interesting, nor is it exceptionally well written.. but I enjoyed it! ...more
Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
Very true. Lots to think about.
Elaine Kasteler
Apr 27, 2011 rated it really liked it
I've been in a reading funk lately and for anyone that knows me ... knows that I usually have a book that I am reading. After months of not finishing a book - I sat in a movie theater and watched a trailer for the movie/documentary called "Salinger". I went out and bought "The Catcher in the Rye" the next day.

The Catcher in the Rye is a literary classic and the main character, Holden Caulfield, is a young man with insecurities and because of those feelings he alienates people and society. I rela
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Luis
May 31, 2012 rated it it was ok
Catcher in the Rye, quite possibly the most over-rated book in the history of Literature.
Mary Paul
Sep 13, 2012 rated it it was ok
I hate you, faker. Boring, angsty book.
Keeley
Nov 13, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fictional-core
Stephanie Watson
Apr 09, 2009 rated it liked it
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May 07, 2009 rated it really liked it
Nikoleta
May 11, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
N.R. Bergeson
May 19, 2009 marked it as to-read
Rachel
Jul 06, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: classics
Annie
Jul 07, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 1001-read
Lindsey Z
Nov 12, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Dec 04, 2009 rated it liked it
Mary
Apr 27, 2010 rated it it was amazing
M.H. Sullivan
May 05, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Jun 15, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Aug 29, 2010 rated it really liked it
Bookchick
Mar 04, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Mar 17, 2011 marked it as to-read
AyaSuu
Apr 16, 2011 rated it did not like it
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Jun 23, 2011 rated it really liked it
Nancy H
Sep 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Devin
Sep 27, 2011 rated it really liked it
Linda Martin
Jan 21, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: ya, fiction
Garry Powell
Feb 09, 2012 rated it really liked it
Mary Anne
Oct 12, 2012 rated it it was amazing