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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?
Johannes No, far from it. If you read my review, I pretty much trashed it, a lot of friends liked it, my ex loved it so I soldiered on. I took me a while to ha…moreNo, far from it. If you read my review, I pretty much trashed it, a lot of friends liked it, my ex loved it so I soldiered on. I took me a while to have it finished for I could tell my mind was drifting away throughout the pages, being gay, I could recognize some hints that was an issue with Holden too. His obsession to the point of being sexual, with this older famous borther. And then, that teacher... I fail to see what people find so compelling about this book for I could not.(less)
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by J.D. Salinger
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