The Catcher in the Rye

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Summary: Well written, Salinger captures Holden perfectly.
Review: J.D. Salinger delveloped Holden wonderfully. Holden became a character any teenager could relate to. Holden became one of my friends throughout the book. Stream of conscience has always bored me until this book. I tried not to be too analytical, but Holden was easy to disect. He was thoughtful and intriguing. His hardcore attitude did not fully disguise his respect and interest in children. I admire Holden and could understand his points of view and his unreal justification for his actions. Overall, I loved this book. It's different and that is what makes The Catcher in the Rye spectacular!!

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Summary: Well written but confusing!
Review: This book was a little confusing but it was well written. It didn't really keep my attention through the whole book but certain parts I liked. The parts I liked the best were all the sections about Allie. I don't really like books that are about peoples lives. I like to have a plot and if not a mystery. The book was well written and was defininately not hard to read. Holden was a great character for the book. J.D. Salinger really captured the voice of a teenager. While reading you could really give Holden a voice and you could hear him talking. This book lets people know what the life of a teenager back in the forties was really like. It captures some of the problems and the turmoil that someone might and could of had back then. J.D. Salinger has written a good book.

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Summary: I believe this book was a search for sence of self and secur
Review: The book "Catcher In The Rye" is at sometimes quite puzzling, trying to identify with Holden, and what was going through his mind was a struggle.He was a very fickle person, but being as fickle as he was he never crossed the line of his morals,making me respect him more. Holden thought that it was himself vs the world and that noone would want to help him, but what he didnt understand is that people did want help him, he just wouldn't let them. Holden is trying to find a sence of self,trying to find where exactly he stands in the world. Holden wants to be perfect, he wants to find the perfect companion, but with as negative as he is he will never be able to find the right person to fit his needs.

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Summary: Good, but it's not the best.
Review: I thought that the book was good, especially the part when Holden is talking about the museum. In the book Holden talks a lot about a museum and how everything in it never changes, but the people that go into the museum are always changing. I also like how Holden is always worring about his sister Pheobe, and what she's doing. When she gave him her money he didn't want to spend it because it was her Christmas money. One part that I didn't like is when Pheobe refers that Holden can't really like Allie because he is dead.

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Summary: The man who wrote this should be in an asylum.
Review: This book was a complete waste of paper. It had some interesting points but, it had no plot. It also turned out to be a major dissappointment because it ended so poorly. It should have been some elaborate lie that he had thought up while telling his sister. His parents should have played a bigger role in the book. The one part I did like was him talking to his brother.

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Summary: Okay. Just another school assignment.
Review: Like many other people, I read this book as a school assignment. The book was okay. It didn't change my life or make a huge dent in it. Some parts of it were very emotional. Those parts were good. I do believe that my favorite part would be the part where Holden was saying that just because Allie was dead doesn't mean that he couldn't like him. I gave the book three stars because I didn't like the structure of the book. I enjoy reading books that have a major plot and a attention catching ending. All this book talked about was Holden's life. As for the ending, it just ended. Nothing was resolved and you didn't know what was going to be the outcome.

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Summary: Confusing but interesting story
Review: I really liked The Catcher in the Rye. It was a very confusing book, but it was still really good. The end was not my favorite, but I do think that it suited the book as a whole. I really liked Holden and I liked listening to him. He was a very memorable character, even though he did whine a lot in the beginning. I really changed my opinion of him when I saw his affection for his siblings. Even though he didn't get along with his parents, he did genuinely care for his sister, Phoebe, and his late brother, Allie. I found that to be a very admirable trait in such a disturbed guy. In a way, I kind of felt sorry for Holden in the respect that he didn't want to get close to anybody or trust anybody else. I really really liked this book and think that it was very well-written, especially becuase it was confusing. I think that it was just confusing because it was a book told completely from the perspective of stream-of-consciousness. I would definitely recommend this book to other people who like to read different books!

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Summary: A powerful book, it depicts human emotions very vividly!!
Review: This book is a mirror of every emotion i have ever had, and every emotion ive never admited to. J.D. Salinger took the character, Holden Claufeild, and molded him into someone you love and someone who is intensly intriguing. In reading "The Catcher in the Rye," I formed an extreme respect for J.D. Salinger himself, and since then have read many other works of his. All due to this peice of literature, that I hold very dear. There is no other book on this planet that I have been able to reread many times, except for this one. In recommendation "The Catcher in the Rye," would be on my list, although it may not be for everyone. Especially those with no regard for real emotions and those who arent as open. In conclusion, this book has changed me and the way i think, I am forever in graditute to the author. -Thank you Mr. Salinger

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Summary: "An interesting book."
Review: The book had a unique way of putting imagination and real life together. I liked the book, enough to come to the web-site. The only reason that I wouldn't give it a 5 star rating is it uses God's name in vain eccesively. It's kind of uncomfortable reading the book aloud and coming across words in a way that are not appropriate to me, but other than that I'd give it two-thumbs up.

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Summary: An Entertaining, Funny, Book!!
Review: Holden Caulfield has gone down as one of the funniest, most relatable, and most realistic characters in literature in thousands of minds (or at least in my mind). He is a brazen torch for originality of spirit, and this book is his voice. For anyone with questions in their soul, this book should shed some light.