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Jade asked this question about The Catcher in the Rye:
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?
Richard It's like going to a major museum and standing there in front of a big-deal famous Dutch 17th century still life. You see a table with fruit and nuts …moreIt's like going to a major museum and standing there in front of a big-deal famous Dutch 17th century still life. You see a table with fruit and nuts and a lobster and a parrot and you wonder what it means or else you wonder if the still-life is better than "dogs playing poker."

You don't have to like it. If you don't "get it" then pass on. But if you think Harry Potter books are great then you're a moron. You. Really. Are.(less)
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by J.D. Salinger
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