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Am i the only person who fails to understand why this book is considered a classic, to me it was boring and tedious and the plot failed to engross me as many other books have?

Sean It's not considered a classic because it's plot was fantastic, the plot was very simple and had some to do with it's place up with the rest of the cla…moreIt's not considered a classic because it's plot was fantastic, the plot was very simple and had some to do with it's place up with the rest of the classics, but that's not the reason it's really up there. In all of the books pre-Catcher In The Rye that I've read and most if not all of the books post-Catcher In The Rye I've read, none matched the way this story was told. Salinger wrote this story in the point of view of Holden Caulfield and made sure to actually do it realistically with his thoughts bouncing all over the place like a real persons thoughts. This was a new writing style that like all other things in the world, some like and some dislike. But whether you like it or not it was a very big deal because of its new take on first-person writing. So it's been named a classic because of the way it was written, not because of it's plot. (less)

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