The Catcher in the Rye

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Summary: I absolutely loved this book.
Review: This book took me by surprise. I picked it up at the beach one day and couldn't put it down. Holden is such a disturbed, but loveable character. He purifies himself by analyzing people so well. He can not be fooled. There's nothing really special about the book, other than the fact that it is truly titilating and extremely interesting. You never know what he is going to do next and it keeps you reading. I've read it three times already!

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Summary: A review written by an average person
Review: The book The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger was very well written.The book is told by Holden Caulfield when he is 17 years old. However the story took place when Holden was 16. The book is written in more of a conversational tone. It's as if you got together with an old friend sat down to something to drink and traded stories. He often goes off on tangents that don't really have anything to do with the story. lt's not as though he sat down and wrote the story. It's more like he is telling the story to a friend or is writing a journal. The main character Holden is really quite the hateful person. The story starts right after Holden getts kicked out of a prep school. Later on in the novel he talks about how he hates the school and how he hates the people at the school. The thing is though that he hates peoplenb for reasons like; they hate other people just because they have pimples and don't brush their teeth, or that they won't let someone in their room, or that they like to go to the movies and they look forward to it. So he really hates people because they hate other people or they like something that he doesn't. Holden hated movies and thought that the people that went to see them were crazy. He never gives a reason for this though. So he's kind of a hipocrit in a way. Almost all the things he says about people are bad. He's not possitive at all. Except for when he talks about his little sister Phoabe. His little sister is 10 years old, but according to what Holden says about her she must be pretty smart and mature for her age. He is often talking about her and the things he says are good. He always says stuff like he wished you could have seen her, or that you should have been there, or you would like her if you could meet her. Wich adds a lot to the more conversational tone of the book. But from the way he talks about her she sounds like a pretty cut kid. I think the only person that Holden cares about is Phoebe. He doesn't seem to even care about himself that much. He just goes through life hating people and whining whenever he gets the chance to. However I wouldn't recomend this book to anyone. The book up to the end is really pretty good, but the ending is really terrible. In my opinion the ending of a book is the most important part. The novel doesn't really have a plot. I have looked and I can't find one anywhere. So I wouldn't recomend this book to anyone. The book was OK but the end ruined it because it sucked.

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Summary: Every time needs its own crazed hermit author...
Review: Salinger is ours. But unlike some crazed hermits, Salinger (at least in this book) is actually good. Holden's not that unlike the rest of us... but at the same time he's different enough to show us something. On the surface, he appears to be a cynical kid who's just angry at the world. Inside, though, he's actually much closer to innocence than most of us. (Believe it or not, I once wrote a whole web site... not a very good one, of course... after being inspired by this.) Sure, there's no plot. But it's the best book with no plot you'll ever read.

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Summary: How beatiful
Review: The book, The Catcher in the Rye, is one of the most moving books written by Salinger. Read it with an open mind and look for yourself in the book. I promise that you'll see the world in a new light.

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Summary: The BEST novel EVER written
Review: I first read this book as a 14 year old sophomore in H.S. I loved it and could understand how a book could make me cry and laugh and examine my actions and reactions. I was afraid to reread it because I taught I might not be able to relate as much being older. Guess what. I was wrong. I recently reread it and appreciate it even more now. This book is a definate MUST read, I would encourage any and everybody to pick up a copy for themselves and their kids. No one should be allowed to graduate their sophomore year without reading it. I own several copies of the book by the various publishers who have been lucky enough to publish it over the years. There will never be anything written that can even compare. Salinger is a genius.

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Summary: An absolutely brilliant and engrossing novel.
Review: The best book that I have ever read. As a seventeen year old who read the book for the first time more than three years ago, I truly resent people who claim that this book could only appeal to whiny baby boomers. That comment is ludicrously narrow-minded. This book spoke to me like no other book ever had before or has had since. I felt as if it was written for me. It was a truly incredible read. Hands down the best book that I have ever read!

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Summary: Holden is me.
Review: Dear Prospective Readers

I am very glad that I had a chance to read this 'one of a kind' book through the process of my life. I am confident that you will appreciate it as much, if not more than I. Holdens thought, perspective, and view of his life and his ambition captured me. Not to mention that he is a perfect gentleman. Something that we all should be.

Pick up this book, read it, pass it along.

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Summary: Lame in '51, lame today.
Review: The famed 'edge' of this book and its protagonist is about as sharp as a bowling ball. The book reads like Salinger wanted to be cutting edge and acceptable for publication by a conservative 50's editor all at the same time. Want it on the edge? Then read "The Rules of Attraction".

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Summary: slow, but captivating
Review: most people read this book in high school, but i wasnt allowed to read it because of censorship. i went to a psuedo-religious private school and everything we read was censored. now that i have read it, i wasnt impressed. i dont see why this book is considered a classic. everyone associates this book with the stalking and murder of john lennon. i got strange looks from people when i told them what i was reading. only a disturbed mind would find this book as an inspiration. my short review, over hyped and boring.

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Summary: Living in Oblivion; Not Holden Caulfield
Review: When you pick up this novel, you've really got to give it a thorough read. Not just read it. But really sink your teeth into it. The whole way through it. Read it twice even. Holden Caulfield is a supremely intelligent teenager who can't deal with what knowing what he knows. He understands the world and that is what makes him so afraid. To understand Holden you have to pick something which you can relate to him. A connection. His philosophy is so simple but it it such a hard thing to accomplish. In everything he must 'catch' the children before they cross over to the phony side. He is so bitter because he knows the phony side and refuses to cross the LINE. His brother's death triggered something in him that he never realized. A hatred and a vow to never let another fall through the cracks. He dropped Allie symbolically. If you read it, like really read it, then you will understand me. Because it is the best book I have ever read.