The Catcher in the Rye

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Summary: A book helping young people cope with their lives.
Review: Holden Caufield is my hero. The language in the book and the characters make the catcher in the rye an indpiration to all. After reading it you want to call old J.D. up and tell him how much you liked it

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Summary: A book helping young people cope with their lives.
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is one of the most entertaining books i have read. The characters in the book are very real and entertaining. We all know Jane Gallagher, Maurice, Sally Hayes, and even Holden Caufield in our own lives. Salinger is very in tune with the youth of the 40's and even the 90's when he wrote this book. Alot of the problems Holden faces in this book are the same problems faced by teens today. This book is not required reading material but a damn good book. The book's profanity may seem a little damned gratuitous at times but that is how life is to some. I would recommend this book to anyone i gaurantee you will laugh through tears

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Summary: Probably the best book I've ever read.
Review: Holden's language is lovely - he writes a moving, interesting and, most importantly, thoroughly sincere story about his feelings and his thoughts on the people he encounters. It is very short, and if anyone asked me to recommend one book to them, this would be it. I fell in love with it a couple of chapters in; a masterpiece on its own terms

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Summary: "Catcher" is one of the best written works this century.
Review: Many people criticize this book and it's author, J.D. Salinger because of Holden's language. But that's what makes this book so real. The use of language that most of us use, whether we want to admit it or not, make's this book come alive for the reader. Another point that make's this book so real is the fact that Holden is constantly contradicting himself. He says that nothing ever changes, yet that's why he's so messed up. Everything is constantly in a state of change. I think most people should read this book. It may shed some light on the subject of life.

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Summary: A "can't put down" type book.
Review: I read "Catcher in the Rye" in high school, college and again in my late 20's. I'm due to read it again since I'm 38. I recently bought the paperback for my Godchild's 17th birthday. I was surprised it wasn't on her high school book list. The issues Holden Caulfield must deal with are those most of use experience in one way or another. The book makes you use your head and "think". It will effect your life in some way, unlike the grocery store tabloid type books that John Grisham churns out. When I reread it, I'll visit again and write a more meaningful review since the issues it deals with will be fresh on my mind. Highly recommended

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Summary: Once you start reading this book, you won't be able to stop.
Review: If you are looking for a good read, you should pick up the Catcher in the Rye. J. D. Salinger is at his best with this magnificently told novel. If you have ever felt down or depressed then you will love this book.

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Summary: Why Cliff Notes suck...
Review: Take one of the best books written, the book that every high schooler should read if they want to survive high school intact and make it into some godawful teacher's edition full of trivial insights and bad summations and you got Cliff Notes. Cliff Notes, the enemy of all literature---but nice if you gotta read something dull like Moby Dick---doesn't work when the main focus of the book in question is the perspective of the narrator and what he sees along the way. All the fun of Holden Caulfield's sarcastic diatribe against the world is broken into "the main character doesn't seem to fit in" written in several different ways. If you want to read the Cliff Notes edition of a work you better be reading something dull like Ivanhoe, because cool books such as the Catcher in the Rye can only be read as is..

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Summary: A true dipiction of the problems with coming of age .
Review: To many times teenager's beliefs and emotions are taken for granted. Teenagers are often left feeling that there is no one that feels as they do. One great book for proving to all teengers in a humorous way that they are not alone is "Catcher in the Rye". "Catcher in the Rye" is a book that all teenagers should at sometime read, the sooner the better. In the book the main character, Holden Caulfield, is unable to deal with the problems that he is facing with himself. As a result of his inability to handle his feelings he seperates himself from his peers and sociaty in general eventally driving him crazy. Holden teaches teenagers that they must deal with the way that they see themselves or suffer the rath of they're own hormones. Though the results of Holdens actions might seem a tad harsh, the way it is presented is as real and intense as the emotions that everyone feels at puberty. "Catcher in the Rye" not only gives the reader a good laugh but a sense of belonging. Reading "Catcher in the Rye" will leave a smile on your face and something to talk about

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Summary: You have to look more deeply through this one...
Review: You'll finish reading this book without feeling very fulfilled, but perhaps intrigued. Holden is an interesting character because of his many levels of personality that Salinger so masterfully brought out. On one level, Holden swears and calls on prostitutes. At another, he goes around erasing swear words from an elementary school's walls. You only get fulfilled after you've looked at the book more deeply, and there always seems to be more to discover

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Summary: A story of alienation
Review: Do not make the mistake many make in glorifying Holden Caulfield. Pay particular attention to the brief bookends at the beginning and end of the book, which make it clear that Holden is telling this story to a psychiatrist in an asylum. Also, note the passages about Holden's brother, which are central to a deeper understanding of the book