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Summary: I agree: What is the POINT HERE?
Review: I've just read this book for Literature class. Now, maybe after some going-through-the-book-in-class, I might be able to understand all the "hidden meanings," but according to my instinct, I really don't see anything valuable right now. When I first picked up this book, I thought, "hey, I've heard of it before, people say it's really great!" So i started reading it with the great hope that it would be good. Boy was I disappointed! When I read the first few chapters I thought, "This Holden guy SEEMS to be a fun person, now let's get into some plot!" Then all through out the rest of the book I just kept looking forward to something, ANYTHING! I'm like, "Something better happen soon, there's like, 20 more pages left in the book and I STILL don't see any point!" My was I dissapointed when I saw the last page! I'm like, what happened? This is IT???! Whaa? Sure, the language and all the stuff that the author used can help someone to relate to Holden, but there has to be a story to help people see his point! I know Holden's supposed to be confused, but what solved that confusion? Phoebe? It didn't seem that way! Anyway, I don't think anyone today is STUPID enough to go on the streets of NY for three days just because he/she is confused about the meaning of his life! I don't even think that Holden is confused about the meaning of his life. He is just afraid to confront his parents with the news that he's kicked out of Prep school! I don't see the point: if he is afraid to confront his parents, he should TRY not to flunk almost every subject. If he decided to flunk, then he should be able to go home and not be scared! What's wrong with him? Another reason to not like this book. I think that this book is really stereotypical. And to say stuff like "Holden represents the confused youth of today" is stereotypical too. I agree that many teenagers today are confused, maybe I am too, but I think it is REALLY rude and stupid to use a character like Holden Caulfield to sort of represent us. Maybe Holden's fantasy about his cottage in the west is similar to some of the fantasies that we have today, but a fantasy is a fantasy. And many of Holden's other foolish acts really evened out this more "sensible" fantasy. That's my thought. I can't believe I just wasted all this time to make my point why I dislike this pointless book.
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Summary: The opinion of a swiss student
Review: I'm swiss and go this summer in an american school to improve my english.This is where I read the book for my first time.I can already say that this book is one of the best of the american litterature.Before reading it , I thought good american writers were only able to write books that will sell , later, in a mall or supermarket( but I knew there was some exceptions as Steinbeck, Hemingway,etc....).But for the fourth time in my life , I've found an american writer who is really interesting , in comparison with the french one, that I usually study. Holden is a very complex character who is very interesting to follow through his story.He posses a lot of different behaviours.In this way, i think, everybody can find a part of him, of his defaults,etc.. That's what happened with me. The style is good but could be better but he exagerrated often too much with this young languag. An other thing that could be better is the end . Holden doesn't seem to have learn anything of his experience and still beeing so full.He still doesn't want to make an effort to live better. Four stars also , because it is one of the first time i see feelings so well explain and written
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Summary: Holden became like a real person for me.
Review: I red "The Catcher in the rye" in my english class at Tabor Acadamey, Massachusetets. But I am not from the States. I am living normaly in Monaco, their I go to a girl-school. I give this book highest rate and is not with no reasons. From the beginning it doesn't looked specialy attractive with is plain cover and I thought it was one of this boring books that you usally have to read. But I felt from the beginnig that Holden was an interesting person. Even that he almost was "depressed" all the time, was he funny with all his quick lines he said to diffrent persons. Holden become almost like a real person when you think about him and disscus him in class. One of my favourites scenes is actully in the ending of the book. The scen is between Holden and his sister Phoebe. The scen is taking place Central Park Zoo, New York. Phoebe is riding a carusel, in the mean time Holden sitting on a bench watching his sister riding the carusel. he doesn't care tha! t it begins to rain, because he thinks it is so beutiful.
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Summary: This book is average. In many scenes it's also boring.
Review: I'm a german student in a summer school in America.I had to read the book in "Advanced Reading and Writing". The book acts from a teenager called Holden Caulfield. When he gets kicked out of his school, Pencey, he goes to New York where he meets some friends, his sister Phoebe and collects new experiences (e.g. with a prostitute). The book is dominated by Holden's ideas which lead him in some problems. He's a very emotional guy who likes thinking about things which happened to him.These very often happening scenes make the book pretty boring.Holden also often thinks that other guys are "phony" but for me, he's the most "phony" person in the book. This book is good written, but more something for real bookworms, than for guys who just want some easy-and -nice-to-read-book. It makes no sence just reading the book, but as a school-lecture, where you discuss about the character and the feelings and Holden and the deeper meenings of his some sta! tements, it's good.
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Summary: What a boy think about this book
Review: I'm a young man from Italy and I read this book with a teacher and some other guys. I think that this book it is not very difficult. Usually I don't read too much and somethimes I don't understand some strange words, but our teacher says us what do they mean. I think that it is a nice book, but a little boring, that everyone can read and understand. The part that I prefer is when Holden comes back home and speaks to his sister Phoebe. Holden with his book can enjoy guys with different age
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Summary: Four days in a cool and sensitive guy's life
Review: I think it is a book that at first glance is easy to read and understand. Although it might seem a simple story without a hard argument if you concentrate in his feelings and become Holden while you are reading it, it is full of sense. As an anecdote I have to say that I started reading it in Spanish, a year ago, and I stopped because I didn't like it. Now, my teacher has made me read it and I have enjoyed it a lot. I think Holden represents all teenagers who are confused,happy and sad at the same time, and who think too much about everything.
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Summary: Holden, You Are Great !
Review: I've read this book for the second time now (The first time in German and the second time in English; the original version is much better.), and I must say that it's great. The book is written so cool and easy-to-read. And although the book is nearly 50 years old it still fits for today. It acts about a boy called Holden Caulfield who gets expelled from Pencey. He goes to New York city instead of going home, and lives there alone for a few days. While you are reading the book you become Holden Caulfield. When he thinks about whether he is "yellow" or not, you feel as if you were Holden yourself. And finally the book is worth reading because of Holden's character. He is such an interesting and loveable person. All in all I have to say that you must read this book.
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Summary: this is a "stupid" book.
Review: When the teacher told us that we were going to read this book, I knew it was going to be BORING. This is a stupid book, that talks about a "phony" guy.he only people that liked this novel were killers, rapists, and other unkind people. I Think this book gives you feelings of death and insecurity. This guy is so stupid, because he thought his teacher was gay, when he only wanted to pretend he was his son. Also when he fought with Stradlater-his roommate-, if he was stronger, and he knew he was going to kick his butt, why did he fight with him?. I think that he is a spoiled child, because he called a prostitute and then he only talk with her. In a few words, this is a book without sense for me or for everyone that is a normal person.
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Summary: Good, but overrated.
Review: I must admit that this book was very disappointing because I expected a masterpiece and found simply a good book. I agree with the teen reviewers (no, I'm not one) who wrote that those who extol this book seem to have forgotten what it felt like to be a teenager. Incidentally, why was the main character so angry? After all, he was a rich, spoiled brat who had led an opulent life. Because he wasn't as intelligent and talented as his siblings? Oh, come on, what a whiner.
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Summary: That's it?
Review: After hearing so much about this book, I expected at least a little more than a kid's three day spree in New York. Why do so many schools have students read this? It seems nothing more than a tale of very emotionally disturbed adolescent, and a perverted one at that. There must be about a dozen psychological terms to describe this kid, none of which are typical of the common teenager. It's books like this that give teenagers such a bad name, especially when they don't deserve it.
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