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Summary: the best book i ever read
Review: I think that th catche in the rye was a good book because even though there was alot of bad cussing it's still very entertaining.I would recommend this book to everyone.
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Summary: Proof of Salinger's genius
Review: There are so many writers who have tried over and over again to somehow capture teenage angst in they're books and failed not so with Salinger's Catcher in the rye. Holden Caulfield, the narrator of the book is a troubled teenager, struggling in school and hating those phonies who attend it. His grades stink, but we can tell that he is one bright kid, and the way he or should i say Salinger wrote this book is raw and non-candy coated wich was the point all the other writers out there missed. Salinger wasn't out there to write something that has that cliched good ending at the end of the book, nor a love story between two struggling teens, he wrote about the rebel inside all of us, the guy who screams to be heard. Holden listens to that voice, sure it gets him into trouble, but he's honest and true to himself, and all those times we've neglected to listen to ourselves, we live through Holden. Honest and dark, sad and moving, some chapters are hard to get through, and just when you think Holden can't sink any lower: he does. A book for all types of people (hey this is the book John Lennon's killer raved about). After reading it for the first time, you'll start reading it all over again up to a certain point (those who've read know wich one), since you know what's ahead second time around it will make the dark parts even harder to take. The least this book will do for you is remind you of the days when it was you against the world, when everyone around you was fake, that sure is alot.
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Summary: Utter Complaining
Review: I had to read "The Catcher in the Rye" for school this year. I had just read "The Perks of Being a Walflower," which is an excellent book by...someone that slips my mind at the moment. However, the book was a diary type thing with the main character writing letters to this person that we never meet. I'd thought the book would put me in the mood for reading "The Catcher in the Rye," a 'coming of age story.' Unfortunately I was wrong. I thought that "The Catcher in the Rye" was about some guy who complains about his life the whole time, and when he's not doing that, he's talking about some girl. Now, okay, I'm female. So, maybe this book is really great for guys, but it did not speak to me whatsoever at all. The book is also written in the 50's so a lot of the slang and morals are out of fashion and not understandable. At the end, he finally made some great discovery or something. And the ending wasn't all that bad. Maybe if I could have related more to the book I would have enjoyed it further. Therefore, I'm just warning all you girls out there, that it's not exactly a wonderful experience
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Summary: A timeless literary classic that is timeless!
Review: I chose to read this book for my research paper in my junior year AP English class. I always had a feeling I would like the book, but I did not expect to love it as much as I do. Holden's story can be enjoyed on a basic narrative level and on a complex symbolic level. One of the great things about this novel is that, like "Lord of the Flies," it is a good vehicle for exposing young readers to the art of symbolism. There are countless symbols in this book and it is good practice for more complex works by authors like James Joyce. I also would like to take issue with those who don't like the book because they feel it is simply an "angry white male" book. I am a liberal in politics but I am totally against the politicizng of literature. However, those people's resentment of the book is not warented because I believe this book to have many anti-capitalist elements in it. But that does not matter to me. I love this book becasue Holden is the eternal teenager whom young readers will be able to relate to for another 50 years.
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Summary: Maybe I Just Didn't Get It??
Review: I read this for the first time this summer. I never had the chance in high school or college, and figured since I am in my 40s it was something I should read, if for no other reason than to find out what all the fuss was about. I found it repetative, plotless, and well, boring. I really don't consider this to be a great book, or even a particularly good book. Maybe I'm to old.....
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Summary: Amazing Longevity
Review: What a fantastic novel this is. Salinger works in deceptively simple ways: as the book is going along, the reader is not surprised by any pyrotechnics, but rather is gradually pulled into Holden Caulfield's mind and is life. Readers, especialy younger ones, can relate intimately to Holden's turbulent emotions. Since the time Catcher in the Rye was written, only a few books have so perfectly captured what it's like to be young and disaffected. The most recent example is Asher Brauner's Love Songs of the Tone-Deaf, a modern-day equivalent to Catcher in the Rye, although nothing will ever match this classic.
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Summary: Truly one of America's literary treasures.
Review: The Catcher in the Rye is a story of a couple of days in the life of a sixteen-year-old, just after he's been expelled from prep school. This book is an absolute classic and should be read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures. FinancialNeeds.com
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Summary: Overrated drivel.
Review: After being forced to choke this down in High School 15 years ago, and hearing a contemporary who recently re-read it rave over it, I sat down to re-read the what everyone seems to call "An American Classic". I didn't finish 100 pages. I fail to see what the fuss is about. I hated it in High School and couldn't finish it 14 years later. It's poorly written, dry, quite boring in its masturbatory ramblings, and lacks any sincere depth. Angst? No, its self-pity at its worst. The line between a cynical critique and mere whining is crossed so far that it is a point in your rear view mirror. How can you feel anything for this character? The scariest quality is that the whiny "disenfranchised" teens of today still identify with a character, who if he survived, would be their grandfather. I feel that this only perpetuates the cult of personal irresponsibilty that pervades America. The undercurrent that leads people to seek excuses for their actions, like "I was abused", or "I had post-partum depression." This is poorly written complaining. I agree with the teenager who whined for 200 words and asked for the Pulitzer.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: Although many children across the country dread having to read this one for an English project, I could not put this one down. It is written very well, but rambles at some points and uses COLORFUL dialogue. So if that offends you this is not for you. It is also repetitive within the main character's endless monologue. Never the less this is a humorous story that gives the reader a new point of veiw. I suggest it strongly.
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Summary: I am Holden Caulfield is me...
Review: What is so great about the book, Catcher in the Rye, which makes it such a critically aclaimed piece of work? Not some fancy language, not some fascinating content, or even some pioneering new issue. What is so great about this book is that when you read it, you realise that how Holden feels, thinks, acts, is exactly how u felt, thought and acted when you were young. Salinger is able to capture the essence of youth. I have no doubt that this book is perhaps one of the best ever written, and to me, it is my personal bible. That is what is so great about the book - that it is honest, true and ALIVE. Anyone who has ever had a childhood will enjoy this book and be totally immersed in the lead character, Holden Caulfield.
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