| The Catcher in the Rye |  | Author: J.D. Salinger
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0316769487
EAN: 9780316769488
ASIN: 0316769487
Publication Date: May 1, 1991
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Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins,
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them." His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation.
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Very good!! August 6, 2010
fire70
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book , simple and relevant even today .Good point to start for people who are apprehensive about reading books.
 Boring Rubbish July 29, 2010
J. Fraser (Canada)
I was disappointed at first that this book was not included in my high school, University Bound curriculum. I had heard such wonderful things about it. However, upon reading it in the years that followed high school I was relieved that I was not forced to further study it. This book is by far one of the least intelligent, most meaningless book ever written. I suppose it gets much of it's support from older gentlemen who find it's contents to be controversial and "turn of the century". I must point out, however, that the century they were born in has long since turned and the youth of today are nothing like the protagonist of Salinger's silly book, Holden Caulfield. Salinger's book is outdated and over-appreciated; I attempt to say this with no disrespect towards the now deceased writer. It is not relevant to the "here and now". Anyone who reads this book hoping for the life-changing, awe-inspiring experience expected when picking up a piece of classic American literature is sure to be disappointed. I scoff at those who have given this book any more than the 1 star it deserves.
Oh the tedium!! May 10, 2010
bookweasel (Calgary AB)
Following Salinger's death I just re-read this book. The first time I read it the pretension of studenthood was upon me. Today its just dated crap. One dimensional,awful and boring.
 Memorable March 1, 2010
Kona (Emerald City)
Teenager Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another prep school for failing his classes and having a really bad attitude. This story recounts his adventures and observations during a weekend on his own in New York City.
I remember being quite shocked at Holden's anti-social thoughts and non-stop profanity and not liking him at all when I first read this book. It was a pleasure to reread it forty years later and find that my feelings for him had changed a lot; now I find him a bright, charming, and pitiable combination of the social misfit from "Napoleon Dynamite" and the angry young man from "Rebel Without a Cause." His manic emotionality and penchant for vulgarity remind me of a scared puppy who's all bark and no bite; he's in desperate need of attention and affection and luckily, he gets it.
This classic character study of a troubled boy is highly recommended for mature readers.
The Catcher in the Rye February 19, 2010
Andrew Strathroy (Huntsville, Ontario)
One of the greatest novels ever. Terrific characters. The main character full of confused sincerity. Other characters are such that we can all relate to their character flaws. A must read. A must re-read...The Catcher in the Rye
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