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Summary: A classic of and for all ages
Review: The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger is a magnificent book. It is a bittersweet, satirical book about a young man's view on the world. If you hate phonies and fakes, you'll loove this book. If you haven't read it do so, and if you have, do so again, I promise you, you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: The Greatest Book Ever Written
Review: if you have ever felt different or you may think that you may need a little change in what you read, this is the book to read. A young highscool boy is having a nervouse brakedown. He mummbles to himself, gets upset easily and speaks his opinion. It's kind of like your his mind.
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Summary: Thrilling, exciting and funny.
Review: You'll like it and not really know why
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Summary: The perfect narrative
Review: Even at age 37 I read Salinger's masterpiece at least once a year. It is still as socially relevant if not more than, when it was released a half-century ago. Unfortunately, some people just don't get the total gist of the book. For those who do; it exposes America's true moral character in unsurpassed sartirical splendor. It is the perfect narrative. Economical, yet more than gets it's message across. Read it again if you think that it was just required high school fare. I'm sure now that you've aged a bit, you will enjoy the book more than ever. A work of genius.
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Summary: There is much to learn to understand the book completely...
Review: ...and though some of the previous reviews stated 16 year olds could not read and understand this book (I must admit, the majority probably can only do so to an extent) it SHOULD be understood and seen as an incredible truth. I believe that everyone goes through a stage such as Holdens', even if subconciously, and it passes by rapidly. "The Catcher In the Rye" reflects insecurities and situations all teenagers (and still many adults) have or will face. Its life, and though we cannot change it, we can only understand it better. How many times have you wanted to get away from all the phonies in your life? I read this book twice, once this past summer, another for class this year, and I would definitely recommend it. BUT, only to people who dont mind the layed-back, rambling story-telling from Holden, and of course who dont mind thinking of more than just how irrationally this (perhaps--but I have my doubts) "insane" kid faces life. This story I can relate to, I can understand, and it inspires me. Its said that JD Salinger wont be publishing anymore, so you might as well read what he has been kind enough to share with us! And think about it, it will all make sense, eventually.
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Summary: One of the TRUE CLASSICS of modern literature.
Review: Quite simply, a must-read for every generation. A beautiful, sincere telling of a teenage boy's take on the world. Holden Caufield is certainly one of the most memorable characters from the last 100 years of literature. The bittersweet tone of the story enthralls you. When you read this book, you will remember it for your whole life. It grips you. Bottom Line: Read this book. If you've already read it- read it again.
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Summary: TERRÝFIC
Review: ITS ABSOLUTLY TERRIFIC, A MUST READ, IT'S A PART OF A GENERATION, I LIKED HOLDEN VERY MUCH
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Summary: A masterpiece
Review: Salinger takes the reader on a fantastic journey, in which one can see the world through the eyes of young Holden Caulfield. It may make you feel sorry for him sometimes; it can also make you angry at him. One thing you won't be, though, is indifferent. This book is about a sixteen-year-old, but it's not to be read by sixteen-year-olds, simply because they won't get it (look at all those reviews from people who wanted to know the point of the book). They ARE Caulfield, and it won't be until some years from now that they will be able to recognize that fact and come to terms with it. Salinger is brilliant, and "Catcher" is a masterpiece.
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Summary: a mite overrated
Review: I am baffled by this novel's standing as one of the great classics of modern literature. It seemed to be essentially a literate exposition of the author's own life experiences, with the liberal pepperings of 'goddamm' and other colloquialisms philological tools within the capacity of any two bit writer. JD was lucky merely in that, as a side effect of his autobiographical catharsis, he tapped deeply into the wellspring of the American psyche. John Le Carre's 'A Perfect Spy' is an example of a truly great once-in-a-lifetime, from-the-heart coming-of-age novel... and he has written a great many more books than Saint Salinger.
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Summary: Holden is, for all time, the summation of adolescent angst.
Review: All to frequently, reviewers tend to look at Holden as the voice of a post war generation. It would seem more appropriate to say Holden is the voice that so many of us, no matter what generation we are, wished that we had while going through the growing pains of adolescence.
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