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Summary: Worst book I have ever read.
Review: I kept waiting for it to get better. I kept waiting for there to be some reason this book has been banned. But it didn't get better. And I see no reason this is a banned book. The story was not compeling and neither are the characters. How anyone can think this is the best book ever written is beyond me. Please don't waste your time reading this. If you must read it, check it out from the library.
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Summary: Love it or Hate it
Review: Essentially this is a character novel, if you like the character you love the book, if you hate the character you hate the book. It's as simple as that, there are no other characters besides holden, no plot besides his narrations which are a series of complaints. I hated holden and his obnoxious bitching over everything that happens to him. The book is basically a review of the things he finds most annoying in life and his complaints on them. It gets really tiring after only one chapter, not to mention the annoyance of his comments after making an observation, such as: "honestly, i'm not lying, I swear i'm not this really happened" this phrase or something like it are once a page. The novel is a love it or hate it novel depending on whether you love or hate holden and i found him one of the most obnoxious characters in literature.
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Summary: Rare Dissapointment
Review: I read this book because I had heard good things about it.However, it turned out to be one of the rare books that I just can't find anything good to say about it. In most books there is always something I take away from it, a characte, the plot, the style, something. In this book I hated the main character and his constant statements of: "really I'm not kidding" or something to that effect. There was seemingly no plot and i wasn't impressed with salinger's style. It is honestly the only book i have ever hated and would never want to read again and ive read a lot of books, i'm not easy to dissapoint. However, i believe this is one of the most highly overrated works in American literature, especially if you find the characters as obnoxious as I did.
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Summary: the most frightening and beautiful text ever
Review: Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye' is an amazingly frightening and beautiful text. It's more than a story of a troubled and psychologically disturbed teenager, it's a beautiful emmotional-construction that captures the universal feeling of the individual in the face of the tragic. Consider the brilliant passages as Holden recalls his immeasurable fear while crossing the street as he feels himself slipping into a mental abyss, or the beautiful rage of his youth when he breaks his hands beating his fists against the windows of his garage when his brother dies of leukemia. Catcher in the rye is about the fantastic horror and beauty of humanity in the face of the tragedies and uncertanties of life and a holy rage against the coldness and indifference of the ugly individual. This is not a book that can be understood by the brain.
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Summary: A short read.... Thankfully
Review: Maybe I expected little to much from this book. Certainly, I could identify with the main character in many ways, but the protagonist is entirely predictable and boring. I've had days at the office more interesting than the weekend Holden tells us about.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Wow. That is the first word uttered after I put this novel down. J.D. Salinger truly has a gift for writing. Catcher In The Rye is an amazing novel, written richly and in colorful tone. Holden Caulfield is the perfect main character you never thought of. Who knew that writing about some modern boring life could be so interesting? To me, this book is the best I have ever read in my life. It is richly detailed and fully animated to make a book hard to put down without finding out what is on the next page. Salinger completely describes the hardships of a 16 year old trying to find himself in a superficial world in which he cannot trust many people. It explains his thought process, through which Holden rambles on about his messed up life and how everyone around him he cannot stand. The plot is quite realistic and in a portion of the novel I as shocked to find a situation in which I myself could closely relate to. (I would rather not say which, for his situations certainly are not fattering) This novel is so great, I cannot stress enough that it is a must read for any teenager struggling to find his or her identity. It is a cure for the common depression of adolescents. Thank you J.D. Salinger for writing such a great novel and it is too bad you cannot share even more of your wonders with us.
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Summary: "Loaded with rocks.."
Review: This was my introduction to "real reading". Before reading this book, I had kept to what I will call "easier" reading. "Catcher in the Rye" was assigned to us by our English Teacher, as a part of our undergraduate English class. Our teacher, Ms. Syring, knew the book by heart. She seemed to tell us each day what was coming next. At times, this was the most annoying thing that she could have done. Yet in the beginning while reading the book, her telling us what was to come kept our class interested. (Imagine teaching English litterature to a bunch of Accounting students!) I sat many hours on the train back and forth to school, reading the book, chapter after chapter. (And I have read the book many times since then..) Holden is a character I can identify with. I surely believe that at some point in life, every single one of us goes through a stage such as Holden's. The book reflects on the different situations and insecurities many of us have, or will be facing, in life. J. D. Sallinger wrote the book in 1951, but Holden's struggle in life is as valid in 2001, as is was back then. If you only read one book this year, make that this one!
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Summary: Catch a great book
Review: In my opinion, this is one of the best books ever written. When I started reading this book I could not put it down and I finished it within a few hours. This book is a must read for everyone.
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Summary: It's a wonder people continue to write...
Review: when the perfect book has already been written. I'm talking about Harry Potter, of course. No, I'm talking about The Catcher in the Rye- a story of an adolescent who has a few days to spend on his own in New York City and uses it to explore- as corny as it sounds- himself, the world, life, and the people around him. Salinger is an unbelievably amazingly incredible writer and it's a shame only a handful of 'customers' bothered to comment on this masterpiece- and it's shocking that its average rating is not as high as possible. It certainly is not boring at times (though you have the right to your opinion) in any way, and four out of six stars is ridiculous. Show me a better book, man. (Shakes head)
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Summary: The Best Book
Review: After reading "The Catcher in the Rye", I was amazed. I had to read it again. When I had finished it the second time, I was even more awestruck by the book than I was after the first reading. It is a book not just about teen angst, but about life. It is one of the greatest books I have ever read, if not the greatest. Anyone who enjoys reading, should read this book. Anyone who has ever argued with their parents, should read this book. Anyone who can read, should read this book.
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