The Catcher in the Rye in Classics Without All the Class

Mar 28, 2012 Emong rated it it was ok

Shelves: books-i-own-in-paperback

It’s my first time reading a classic book and from the looks of it the second one might take a while.
It’s about Holden Caulfield and his angst in life. In some parts of the story I pitied him but most of the time I’m annoyed by him. He is a madman indeed. Reading about someone’s life and actually enjoying it is different from reading just for the sake of it and/or just to finish the book. It’s like he’s just repeating everything and what’s with the phone booth/phone calls anyway? It’s just too m ...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Laila rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-books, i-own, 2013-classic-book-challenge

Holden's passive aggressive and terrified of growing up, he doesn't want to turn out like all the phony adults he sees. His emotions are very bipolar. He can be flying high one second and crash into depression in the next. He would become depressed over seemingly unimportant things like Ackley’s acne problem. This is interesting because I think it truly shows how much of a teen he is. His emotions are uncontrollable just like a majority of adolescents. I think it's a really good book that everyo ...more

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Apr 24, 2011 Mr. Twinkie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: best-of-classics, masterpieces, first-person-narrator, 5-stars, 1950-1960

This is one of those typical books you either hate or love. I loved it and I consider it the best "young adult" novel I have read so far.

Marked as one of the Lords of books: Lord of the "Young Adults"-books. ...more

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