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Summary: i have no clue WOT this book is about
Review: but it's ok i guess. wot?! a phsychiatrist's office?! uh?! ok then........ he does say " it really was" a lot don't he?
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Summary: It is intellagent and witty with the sense of realistic life
Review: It's mattow that realated to me was the whole aspect of Kill the Phonies. I loved every minute of it.
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Summary: classic lit for evry1
Review: at first my eng teacher told me i had to read the book and i was the first one to run over to waldenbooks to pick up cliffs notes. which i, ahem, have done for every other book we read this year. but then one morning i was really bored and saw the first page where he totally blows off any apprehension that the reader might be holding. this boy has no reservations whatever for what people think, which is really cool and i wish i could do the same. so i abandoned all hope of patronage to cliffs and read the whole damn thing. i liked that he was honest and that he had feelings for people esp his sister and allie and i got a sweet laugh out of the idioticism of the other characters like jane and stradlater. i know far too many people that live in glass houses and it just made me thing about that. this is not a stupids book- in other words maybe i shouldnt be reading it but it gave me a little more insight into the life of a teenager. i definitely enjoyed it but i wish the ending had been a little more versatile.
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Summary: LONG LIVE HOLDEN CAULFIELD!
Review: I really enjoyed reading a school book for the first time when I picked up Catcher in the Rye. I must say that Holden Caulfield is someone any teenager can really relate to. He may be a little screwed up, but he is an independent thinker and realistic. Holden represents a lot of misunderstood people out there. I will always consider this book one of my favorites. Out of all the books that I had to read in high school, this book sticks out as the most memorable and the one that I, as an individual, have learned the most from.
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Summary: MY FAVORITE BOOK IN THE WHOLE WORLD!
Review: Out of all the books I have read in high school, I would have to say that this is the only book that touched me enough to make me remember everything about it. Not only does the reader connect to Holden Caulfield, they can also admire his individual train of thought. This was a hard book to put down after starting. Although Holden is a very cynical character, it is something almost everyone can relate to. It is almost as though the reader lives the experiences along with Holden. This will remain my favorite book for a long time.
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Summary: catcher in the rye
Review: a fascinating view of the desires and unconcious that goes along with the traumatizing experiences in life
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Summary: A Reviewer for Hypocrisy and Pretense ...
Review: Salinger's a monk, kid. He's rotting away in a sterile, bitter cocoon, poking at a Joyce Maynard rag doll with his Howard Hughes fingernails. Pretense and hypocrisy are what make life worth living. Without pretense we have anomie. Look that one up if you have to. Without hypocrisy we have .. what? Complete hatred for each other? Still, the book's great. But the voice behind it's sounding more and more like self-parody as times progress and better authors appear. Is that what Salinger intended in the first place?
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Summary: the most fulfillimg and uniquely inspiring book
Review: I first read this book when i was 9. I think that my life would not be half as wonderful had I not read this book at such a young age. I truly feel that those people who do not bother to read the book or who consider it to be "boring" or "wierd", are those people who best fit into our society. For our society is as pretentious and superficial as the one portrayed in Holden's life. I am only 16, but I am sure that I will spent the rest of my life searching for Holden Caulfield.
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Summary: It is truly a great classic that people will enjoy for years
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed J. D. Salinger's, The Catcher in the Rye. It would usually take me about a month to read a book, but not this one. I could hardly put it down. In my opinion, this book is very well-written, and I can't find any reason to criticize this great piece by Salinger. I especially enjoyed the main character of the book, Holden Caulfield. He is a troubled teen who can't seem to get his life straightened out. He has flunked out of many schools, and at the time of this story is flunking out of a rich school called Pency. The whole story takes place in a span of just over two days in New York City. Holden is preparing to go home and tell his parents that he has flunked out of yet another school. In this story, there is only one person who Holden cares about, his kid sister, Phoebe. Everyone else he dislikes, mostly because he thinks they are phomies. There is one part of the book I particularly enjoyed. Holden is on a train and runs into a woman who has a son who goes to Pency. Holden begins telling the mother what a wonderful son she has, and how well-liked he is In real life, he is a very disliked boy whom no one can stand to be around. J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is and always will be one of my favorite books of all time. It is truly a classic that people will enjoy for years to come. I would recommend this book to both genders from teens to adults. This book is not suitable for younger children because of the harsh language.
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Summary: Salinger Stimulates Critical Thought
Review: As I browse through other reader comments, I'm glad to see that most readers enjoyed Catcher in the Rye. J.D. Salinger's writing style is easy to follow and the tone that he expresses through Holden Caufield is very personal. I remember reading Catcher in the Rye for the first time as a teenager in High School (more than ten years ago). To this day, whenever I interact with other people I often consider how Holden Caufield would read the situation. It keeps me from becoming overly pessimistic or cynical about anything. Whenever I catch myself thinking like Holden, I try to open my mind to alternative perspectives--optimistic or neutral viewpoints. The theme of the novel also helps with understanding people like Holden; the cynical, pessimistic, irrate, grumpy, moody, depressed, ect... And although the ending may seem abrupt, I think this was Salinger's intention; it sets up the reader to think critically and imagine whatever fate they want to attach to Holden. I am thankful that Catcher in the Rye was required reading in high school. Salinger doesn't play around with too much vocabulary or symbolism. Catcher in the Rye is one of the first novels that peaked my interest in books and stimulated my critical thinking patterns.
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