The Catcher in the Rye
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I read another copy of this book in 2010. This is what I wrote after I read it...
I won’t tell you how many years it took for me to cave and finally read The Catcher in the Rye. I’m glad I did so. My first impression of the book was that the writing sounded contemporary rather than being over 50 years old. I can see that the language in the book might have been off-putting to the public when first written, but I cannot see why this book would still remain banned anywhere. Nothing about the book or the writing is offensive, if taken as the norm at the time the book was written and when compared to all else that is accessible to young people today.
My daughter disliked this book, saying that the main character was too whiney for a rich kid. I, however, found Holden Caulfield, a teen who just failed out of yet another private school, a believable and rather likeable fellow, despite his rants and lack of responsibility. I thought that The Catcher in the Rye was simply a way of presenting how just one teenager viewed the world. Some parts of this book seemed hilariously funny. I enjoyed watching Caulfield’s tentative interactions with others. At one point in the story, though, we saw that Caulfield could indeed hold someone very close to his heart. I liked Caulfield’s attitude that, if at first he failed, he would just proceed down another track, but one of his own choosing. We all can learn from failure. So is Holden Caulfield really that different from most of us?
I assume this book was a first of its kind during the decade in which it was written and published. For that reason and because it’s such an entertaining read, I’d recommend this classic be put on your “must read” list. It would work especially well for someone with a close relationship to a teenager or even for someone who likes to think back on how difficult being a teenager really was.
I won’t tell you how many years it took for me to cave and finally read The Catcher in the Rye. I’m glad I did so. My first impression of the book was that the writing sounded contemporary rather than being over 50 years old. I can see that the language in the book might have been off-putting to the public when first written, but I cannot see why this book would still remain banned anywhere. Nothing about the book or the writing is offensive, if taken as the norm at the time the book was written and when compared to all else that is accessible to young people today.
My daughter disliked this book, saying that the main character was too whiney for a rich kid. I, however, found Holden Caulfield, a teen who just failed out of yet another private school, a believable and rather likeable fellow, despite his rants and lack of responsibility. I thought that The Catcher in the Rye was simply a way of presenting how just one teenager viewed the world. Some parts of this book seemed hilariously funny. I enjoyed watching Caulfield’s tentative interactions with others. At one point in the story, though, we saw that Caulfield could indeed hold someone very close to his heart. I liked Caulfield’s attitude that, if at first he failed, he would just proceed down another track, but one of his own choosing. We all can learn from failure. So is Holden Caulfield really that different from most of us?
I assume this book was a first of its kind during the decade in which it was written and published. For that reason and because it’s such an entertaining read, I’d recommend this classic be put on your “must read” list. It would work especially well for someone with a close relationship to a teenager or even for someone who likes to think back on how difficult being a teenager really was.
Journal Entry 3 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Monday, September 20, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (9/20/2021 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
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***The September 2021 You're Such an Animal Release Challenge hosted by awaywithfairies. The book title contains the word CAT.
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Enjoy the book!
***The September 2021 You're Such an Animal Release Challenge hosted by awaywithfairies. The book title contains the word CAT.
------------------------------------------------
Hello and welcome to BookCrossing ... where we make the whole world a library!
Now that you've "caught" this book, it is yours to do with as you like. Read it, keep it, or give it away. It's your choice!
I'd love if you'd enter a note here on BookCrossing about this book -- where you found it, how you like it, and/or where you release it. If you join BookCrossing (free and fun), kindly list me, SqueakyChu. or any other journaler on this thread as your referring person. Thank you so much.
Enjoy the book!