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2/13/17 Picked his up from the library as "blind date with a book" based on the key descriptors: classic novel, adolescence, New York, frequently banned. I was somewhat pleasantly surprised to find it inside the wrapper because this is on my to be read list, but it never makes it to the top. This may be the incentive I needed to begin it--I just hope I can finish it because I didn't care for Franny and Zooey and one of my book-loving friends says that is the better of these two books. Still, thi
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Blah. I know people love this book but it bored me to tears(almost). There are many literary classics that I enjoy but this was not one of them. I just didn't get it I guess. I understood it but I don't understand the love people have for this book.
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I read this many, many years ago and think I'd like to re-read it soon.
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