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The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

Start date: February 1, 2010

Finish date: February 28, 2010

Discussion: Themed Reading

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Jul 20, 2009 Petya rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: original-language, meh

Halfway into the book, I'm still wondering when the rye field is gonna turn up.

UPDATE:

There was, indeed, a field of rye in there, on page 206. This is where I began feeling more benevolent towards that boy Holden. I had started liking the story from the point where he and Sally go to the theatre right up to where he has a conversation with Phoebe ... that is, kinda liking it. Because, in general, I found it to be just another very annoying book about just another very annoying guy.

But we did h ...more

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Jun 15, 2009 Yusra Zainab Laghari rated it really liked it

I enjoyed reading almost every part of the book. This book illustrates the feelings of a sixteen year old boy who fails at and have problems with almost everything and perhaps we can conclude that he is undergoing a phase of discordance. The signs that holden is a troubled child are many:He fails out of four scools, he doesn't care about his future, he has a fight with his room mate and decides to leave the hostel, gets involved in risky matters and is never satisfied or content.

Holden is a pecu ...more

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Jan 31, 2009 Chantelle rated it liked it

This book was written in first person from the beloved character, Holden. In my opinion, the story was hardly worth following. The only thing that kept me reading it was the fact that I could relate to Holden. I do not recommend this book to anyone who needs a thrilling plotline.

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