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Summary: Please read this book!
Review: This book is my bible. I have read it 27 times. I f you have a problem with this book, then YOU have a mental problem and absolutely no tase whatsoever in literature. The underlying themes in this book are monumentally moraly impacting in my life. This book has guided me through all of my tough times and all of my good times. Please read this book. I believe that you will be a better person for it.
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Summary: Great selection, a must read for all!
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is a book of great stature. Anyone who has read this novel I'm sure would agree. The adventures, sometimes referred to as struggles, of Holden Caulfield are extremely intriguing. J. D. Salinger did a wonderful job of entering the teen mind, perhaps his own, and capturing the thoughts of Holden and his occasionally immature actions.A morally educating novel with incredible preciseness. Intelligently written with high esteem, an important part of anyone's home library.
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Summary: That's all true, but...
Review: Finally I've read this book and I've come to the conclusion I should've done that years ago. Holden Caulfield would have been my personal guide through puberty. You can read all the important stuff about how well written, how modern, how provocative, how funny this book is in the reviews above mine. And that's all true but... I think: the really important stuff about this book is that it holds a dark secret. And it's this secret that has brought this book up to the level it's on nowadays. It lies in the very beautiful, tender, recognizable, intelligent way Salinger makes you look into this boy's head. Salinger makes you weep about this boy and because Holden in a way stands for all intelligent boys alive, he makes you weep about yourself. And that's the most important thing a book van make you do. Holden Caulfield is the King and Phoebe is great too.
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Summary: If A Body Catch A Body
Review: I suppose you want to know what I thought of this story, Holdan Caulfield and all that [garbage]. A lot of what happens to Holden Caulfield is what we've all experienced. Many of us have been chewed out by teachers (but probably not while they're sickly and their pajamas!). A lot of us have blown a date by putting one of our feet in our mouths ("You're giving me a pain in..."). And I think most of us have been obnoxious to our fellow classmates ("I'm really enjoying reading this sentence over and over, Ackley Kid!"). Holden hates phonies, but to a certain extent can be a phony himself (lying about his age and telling his date whom he cares little about he loves her). It seems like the only one who can set him straight is his little sister, a tough girl to fool. She also corrects him on the song "If a body catch a body...", oops, I mean "meet a body"! Whatever!
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Summary: Review Number 1050
Review: Any book that elicits this much of a response is certainly powerful. Is it a good book? This IS a good book. Why? Holden is one of the most believable characters ever written. He sees that adults are "phony," and he doesn't want to be one of them. Who can blame him? He is sometimes whiny, but I think he knows it and the sincerity of his pain is absolutley devastating. He is immature, but he is fighting against the loss of his innocence. He's a very perceptive, if not always very articulate, sixteen year old. If you never had any doubts about the truthfulness of the way adults represent themselves, or if you think prose should always be lyrical, you might not like this book. If you are interested in an honest representation of a youth's struggle with his impending adulthood, you probably will. Either way, you should read The Catcher in the Rye, just so you will know what everyone else is talking about.
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Summary: Get started*
Review: No need for a long review. Basically it comes down to this - if you haven't read this book, you've been deprived. It hits right where it matters, no wonder it's a classic. No bull, just blunt reality with which you cannot help, but relate right away. A great "rebel" book for any young generation "searching for meaning"; it just might bring you down from any cloud you might be stuck on. Read it & love it. No kidding.
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Summary: Best Ever Written
Review: Holden Caulfield was the best character in any book ever written. J.D. Salinger did an excellent job at catching the reader's eye by making Holden's expierences worth reading. If you only read one book in your life, be sure to read this one.
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Summary: The Legend of all Novels......
Review: "The Catcher in the Rye" You either hate this book, or love it. I am one of the people who happen to love this book. IF any of you out there enjoyed this book and love it, I applaude you! I am a 13 year old boy in the 7th Grade in Cape TOwn, South Africa. This book is the best-book ever. I think J.D Salinger wrote this book in a very unusall and special way, it sure is a classic. Holden Caulfield, who has just been expelled, and the book is about a few days in this 16 yr old boys life. Read it! You won't be disappointed!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book was so funny. The humor was wonderful. Sometimes Holden would begin to talk about things that had nothing to do with the topic he was talking about. He would jump around from things to things. This got some what annoying at the end. But other wise this book was wonderful. Must read.
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Summary: non-phonies will love this goddam funny book
Review: This is a pretty good goddam book, and is good to all non-phonies. If you're corny and say its a goddam literary masterpiece, thats allright, but i think youre a goddam phony. Very good book.
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