The Catcher in the Rye question

The point of the novel is not that people shouldn't lose their innocence, it's about how everyone eventually will. Holden is whining, annoying, and unlikable because he refuses to grow up, choosing to distract himself with childish games to avoid to topic all together. In fact, it causes him to have mental problems, hence the rambling and inconsistent narration style; there are two Holdens, the one telling the story in the present and the one who experienced it in the past. The story is simplistic on the outside but actually has many layers that need deep thought to find and understand. I didn't like it when I first read it either but once I started to deconstruct what Sallinger was trying to say I find yourself wanting to read it again.

Sarah wrote: "I read this book recently. It was one of the worst books I have ever read. It was poorly written with no structure. To me it was just a string of endless ramblings of a depressed teenager Holden wh..."

This may help:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

It's easily the worst book ever written.