The Catcher in the Rye
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- Author：J.D. Salinger
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Summary
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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，
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。
Reviews
Gustavo
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Relectura de esta novela， siendo la primera vez que lo leí cuando tenía más menos 15 años 🤔。 Recuerdo que me llamó mucho la atención por el hecho que era la novela que el asesino de John Lennon leía cuando lo atraparon。 Y por ser la novela favorita del que intento asesinar a Ronald Reagan。 Al saber eso pensé que sería una novela estilo Rabia de Stephen King （descontinuada por los casos de tiroteo en EEUU）， pero me sorprendió saber que trataba de un soliloquio de un sociópata （yo creo que por eso Relectura de esta novela， siendo la primera vez que lo leí cuando tenía más menos 15 años 🤔。 Recuerdo que me llamó mucho la atención por el hecho que era la novela que el asesino de John Lennon leía cuando lo atraparon。 Y por ser la novela favorita del que intento asesinar a Ronald Reagan。 Al saber eso pensé que sería una novela estilo Rabia de Stephen King （descontinuada por los casos de tiroteo en EEUU）， pero me sorprendió saber que trataba de un soliloquio de un sociópata （yo creo que por eso empatizo con este personaje 😂）。 Había escuchado opiniones muy en contraste， o lo amabas o lo odiabas， además que muchos se acercan a él sabiendo muy poco ya que el mismo autor prohibió que en la contra cubierta se reseñara el tema。 Posee una historia simple， pero es porque la novela no es de acción ni tampoco pretende contar una historia， sino que es de personajes （o de personaje）， ya que nos intenta relatar y que podamos empatizar con un adolescente de 17 años （usando un lenguaje bastante informal）。 Lo amé mucho más que la primera vez 💞💞（Ahora también quiero saber qué pasa con los patos de la laguna 👀👀） 。。。more
Lucía
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Personalmente， pensaba que iba a tener una trama más interesante， con giros de argumentos inesperados y todo eso。 Tenía unas expectativas bastante altas， puesto que no tenía sinopsis， ni la portada tampoco ayudaba， me fui por lo alto。Sin embargo no me llevé ninguna decepción， al principio， no conectaba mucho con el personaje de Holden， me parecía una persona bastante amargada， pero cuando fui leyendo y adentrando más en la historia， me empezaba a parecer interesante sus puntos de vista y opinion Personalmente， pensaba que iba a tener una trama más interesante， con giros de argumentos inesperados y todo eso。 Tenía unas expectativas bastante altas， puesto que no tenía sinopsis， ni la portada tampoco ayudaba， me fui por lo alto。Sin embargo no me llevé ninguna decepción， al principio， no conectaba mucho con el personaje de Holden， me parecía una persona bastante amargada， pero cuando fui leyendo y adentrando más en la historia， me empezaba a parecer interesante sus puntos de vista y opiniones。 Tengo que reconocer que mi parte favorita es cuando reflexiona sobre lo que quería ser de mayor y conecta con el significado del título。Es un libro bastante interesante un con un final algo cautivador， sin duda se lo recomendaría a algún amigo。 。。。more
Robin Kempf
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Poor， sweet， sensitive Holden Caulfield
Kelly Steed
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When I saw this in the pile of books my sister was giving away， I felt like I should read it， what with it being a classic and all。It looked like it would be a nice quick read but it’s tiny text is deceptive！ And it’s not a writing style that hooked me in， making it a struggle to not DNF。This book centres around Holden Caulfield， a 17 year old flunking out of yet another fancy school。 It’s a character driven book but he’s not really a character I connected with， or cared about to be honest。 What When I saw this in the pile of books my sister was giving away， I felt like I should read it， what with it being a classic and all。It looked like it would be a nice quick read but it’s tiny text is deceptive！ And it’s not a writing style that hooked me in， making it a struggle to not DNF。This book centres around Holden Caulfield， a 17 year old flunking out of yet another fancy school。 It’s a character driven book but he’s not really a character I connected with， or cared about to be honest。 What did I takeaway from this book？* Everyone’s a goddam phony* Nobody knows what happens to the ducks when the lagoon in Central Park freezes* 17 year old boy whine A LOT！* There’s a lot of and all in this book and all* This kid smokes A LOT！* Not all of New York’s drinking establishments check IDThe book wasn’t terrible， I’m just not entirely sure what the point of it was， or why it’s seen as a classic。 I think it’s one that devises opinion， and mine is that it really wasn’t for me！ 。。。more
Alma
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to tell you the truth I have absolutely no clue what the plot of this book is， but like， I get it though
Peter Goodman
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“The Catcher in the Rye，” by J。 D。 Salinger （Little， Brown; 1945）。 Oh my。 This is the book that all American adolescents of a certain age were supposed to be overwhelmed by， the novel for the postwar generations。 It is brilliant---disturbing， meticulously imagined， written carefully to seem as if it’s just one long outburst of words vomited forth。 Three days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield as he is kicked out of yet another school and goes on a long bender in Manhattan。 He is disgust “The Catcher in the Rye，” by J。 D。 Salinger （Little， Brown; 1945）。 Oh my。 This is the book that all American adolescents of a certain age were supposed to be overwhelmed by， the novel for the postwar generations。 It is brilliant---disturbing， meticulously imagined， written carefully to seem as if it’s just one long outburst of words vomited forth。 Three days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield as he is kicked out of yet another school and goes on a long bender in Manhattan。 He is disgusted by life， by all the phonies， all the lying， all everything。 He is a true sophomore---he knows it all， but he knows very little。 He gets into fights， he gets drunk and drunker， he tries to pick up women， he can’t get it up for a prostitute， he mourns the loss of his brother Allie to leukemia， he maintains a tone of world-weariness that is of course just camouflage for his own distress。 He is not an unreliable narrator， because even as he misunderstands what is happening around him， he documents it so accurately we the readers get it。 Salinger himself had gone through a horrific time during World War II， from D-Day to the death camps。 Is that why Holden is so depressed by life？ There is not an overt hint of that in the novel， but it certainly could have laid a heavy shadow on a wealthy boy who was just too young to actually serve。 I was never able to read this when I was supposed to be the right age。 Perhaps it hit too close to home。 Even decades later I read with a horrified fascination。 https://openlibrary。org/authors/OL540。。。 。。。more
Dustfinger
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writing was pretty amazing but I hated the story。 because there was nonewon't read again writing was pretty amazing but I hated the story。 because there was nonewon't read again 。。。more
Darius Alexandru
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Deși acțiunea nu este extraordinar de incitantă， mesajul cărții este foarte profund la o analiză atenta。
Evangeline
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نسخه فارسیش رو خوندم با ترجمه مهدی آذری و مریم صالحی。کتاب راهنمای شناختن یکی از دوستانم بود که از قضا خودش برام خریدتش:）） مثل جزوه قبل از امتحان، قبل از اولین قرار حضوریمون با عجله و اشتیاق خوندم و تمومش کردم。 صفحات اخر، صبح زود چند دقیقه قبل از راه افتادن تموم شد。کاش این رو قبل از خوندن جز از کل خونده بودم。 اینطوری میتونستم بیشتر دوستش بدارم。در هرحال، مدت ها بود معنی اسمش ذهنمو درگیر کرده بود و هیچ وقت دلم نمیخواست سرچ کنم و بفهمم «ناطوردشت» یعنی چی。 دوست داشتم با روایت کتاب بفهمم، همینطور هم ش نسخه فارسیش رو خوندم با ترجمه مهدی آذری و مریم صالحی。کتاب راهنمای شناختن یکی از دوستانم بود که از قضا خودش برام خریدتش:）） مثل جزوه قبل از امتحان، قبل از اولین قرار حضوریمون با عجله و اشتیاق خوندم و تمومش کردم。 صفحات اخر، صبح زود چند دقیقه قبل از راه افتادن تموم شد。کاش این رو قبل از خوندن جز از کل خونده بودم。 اینطوری میتونستم بیشتر دوستش بدارم。در هرحال، مدت ها بود معنی اسمش ذهنمو درگیر کرده بود و هیچ وقت دلم نمیخواست سرچ کنم و بفهمم «ناطوردشت» یعنی چی。 دوست داشتم با روایت کتاب بفهمم، همینطور هم شد。 。。。more
Oliver Choreno
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It's like when you talk to yourself and start to ramble， but it doesn't count because it's all in your headWe do not know if Holden is telling the truth or not， if he also deceives us， but i's interesting how he never says what he thinks， the real world and his head are two different realities and it's quite curious to note how they never mix with each other。One of my new favorites 'cause few books let the train of thought fly as purely as Salinger。 It's like when you talk to yourself and start to ramble， but it doesn't count because it's all in your headWe do not know if Holden is telling the truth or not， if he also deceives us， but i's interesting how he never says what he thinks， the real world and his head are two different realities and it's quite curious to note how they never mix with each other。One of my new favorites 'cause few books let the train of thought fly as purely as Salinger。 。。。more
ellachoran
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i read this for english class and liked it so much i bought my own copy。 i think if i knew holden in real life it would be very difficult not to punch him in the face。 i know that because i know a lot of people like holden in real life and i want to punch them in the face！ but i loved the way it was written and the way he explained himself。
Onetwofoureight
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boring as hell。 zero stars would be appropriate。
Anna
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Underwhelmed。。what is the obsession with this book？ Lack of plot？ Everyone’s crumby or a phony？ How is this a classic and why？！ I gave this 2 stars because I did giggle here and there。
Grace West
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It was easy to read and didn't take me too long。 Didn't really have a distinct plot and I almost wish that it had a little bit more depth。 Was kind of just eh。 It was easy to read and didn't take me too long。 Didn't really have a distinct plot and I almost wish that it had a little bit more depth。 Was kind of just eh。 。。。more
Rocío
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Soy un adolescente que odia el mundo， me deprime cualquier cosa y todo eso。
Erika Lynn （shelf。inspiration）
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3 Stars See more on my Bookstagram: Shelf。Inspiration Instagram “Among other things， you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior。 You're by no means alone on that score， you'll be excited and stimulated to know。” - The Catcher in the Rye。The hero-narrator in this story is an ancient child of sixteen， a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield。 Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult， he leaves his prep school i 3 Stars See more on my Bookstagram: Shelf。Inspiration Instagram “Among other things， you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior。 You're by no means alone on that score， you'll be excited and stimulated to know。” - The Catcher in the Rye。The hero-narrator in this story is an ancient child of sixteen， a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield。 Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult， he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days。 The boy himself is at once too simple and too complex to make any final comment about him or his story。 Holden was born in the world not just strongly attracted to beauty， but almost hopelessly impaled on it。 This was my classic read for the month of June。 I was unsure if I had read this book before， but after reading it I have concluded that I hadn’t。 This book was originally written in 1951， and definitely shows its age through some of its problematic aspects。 Overall， this book is a coming of age story that follows Holden as he leaves his private prep school and goes off on his own in New York City for three days。 During this time， he makes observations about himself and the way he sees the world as he gets into and out of some precarious situations。 I am glad I read this book because it is often referenced in other books or in conversations about books in general， so now I can feel more in the loop。 However， it isn’t my favorite classic read that I’ve read and I definitely cringed a bit while reading it。 I do think it has an interesting perspective on mental health， even if it isn’t blatantly discussed in the book。 In addition， Holden’s stream of consciousness and the way he tells about his life did keep me interested and intrigued。 Let me know if you have read this book and what you thought。 。。。more
Lisa
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I enjoyed the writing style of this book and found it mildly humourous and relatable。 I fully annotated the copy I was reading and overall I have the most tags for funny， relatable， and quote。 I would recommend everyone read it once but it is not on my favorite list。
Samuel
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7/10Phony
Sam McCarthy
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One of the best novels I've ever read。 There's so much to say that I don't really know where to start。 Glad that I read this now， though， as opposed to when I was a teenager。 One of the best novels I've ever read。 There's so much to say that I don't really know where to start。 Glad that I read this now， though， as opposed to when I was a teenager。 。。。more
Belinda Ortega
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I can't even begin to explain how much I love this book。 I can't even begin to explain how much I love this book。 。。。more
Michelle
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really wanted to hate this book， especially after reading about Joyce Maynard and not liking it a whole lot the first time I read it anyway （I HATE when literary women are in love with Holden！）， but it's honestly pretty good。 I don't think I realized how much trauma is involved， from his brother's death to the classmate's suicide he witnessed and pervy English teacher， I'm surprised it ended as （potentially） hopeful as it did -- maybe due to the young， beautiful energy of his little sister tha I really wanted to hate this book， especially after reading about Joyce Maynard and not liking it a whole lot the first time I read it anyway （I HATE when literary women are in love with Holden！）， but it's honestly pretty good。 I don't think I realized how much trauma is involved， from his brother's death to the classmate's suicide he witnessed and pervy English teacher， I'm surprised it ended as （potentially） hopeful as it did -- maybe due to the young， beautiful energy of his little sister that he preyed upon in Maynard？ Anyway， I enjoyed it and the prostitute stuff wasn't as bad as I thought for the boy I'm tutoring （why are they always young and feisty and "Sunny" in literature/film？）。 The carousel scene and last lines reminded me of my favorite scene in one of my favorite movies 'Take this Waltz' and the album 'All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone，' respectively。 I like the explanation of the title too。 。。。more
ella。reads27
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Holden Caulfield is one of the most important protagonists in American literature。 He is proof of the detrimental effects of leaving your child with trauma without addressing the situation。 He is tortured by the death of his brother and his parents send him away， without even consoling him。 So， he becomes an arrogant， sexist， whiny， and mean individual。 He hates most people， besides children。 He dreams of saving children from going off the deep end， like he did。 Overall， he is a manifestation of Holden Caulfield is one of the most important protagonists in American literature。 He is proof of the detrimental effects of leaving your child with trauma without addressing the situation。 He is tortured by the death of his brother and his parents send him away， without even consoling him。 So， he becomes an arrogant， sexist， whiny， and mean individual。 He hates most people， besides children。 He dreams of saving children from going off the deep end， like he did。 Overall， he is a manifestation of what happens to men and people in general when they experience a traumatic event and then are not supported properly。 。。。more
Steph LaPlante
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Holy cow， I flew through this book， I genuinely couldn't put it down。 I found this book very interesting and found myself changing my mind about it frequently。 Holden seems to have a very cynical way of viewing the world， however he can still find joy and beauty in it especially when looking at the world through children's eyes。 He views a lot of adults as being phony and fake and keeping up appearances and he's absolutely correct。 The last line of the book threw me for a loop and I love it。 Holy cow， I flew through this book， I genuinely couldn't put it down。 I found this book very interesting and found myself changing my mind about it frequently。 Holden seems to have a very cynical way of viewing the world， however he can still find joy and beauty in it especially when looking at the world through children's eyes。 He views a lot of adults as being phony and fake and keeping up appearances and he's absolutely correct。 The last line of the book threw me for a loop and I love it。 。。。more
Rachita
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Honestly， reading this book is like reading an agsnt teenager's personal dairy， basically just listening to the guy whine about things that don't matter。 The plot is extremely loose and underdeveloped， and just about nothing that happens plays on later。 Maybe the book talks about this phase that the protagonist is going through， which we all have gone through at one point of our life and may or may not relate to。 It talks about saving the innocence in the world。 Overall i didn't enjoy reading it Honestly， reading this book is like reading an agsnt teenager's personal dairy， basically just listening to the guy whine about things that don't matter。 The plot is extremely loose and underdeveloped， and just about nothing that happens plays on later。 Maybe the book talks about this phase that the protagonist is going through， which we all have gone through at one point of our life and may or may not relate to。 It talks about saving the innocence in the world。 Overall i didn't enjoy reading it but somehow couldn't stop reading it either。 。。。more
Michael
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It is incredibly boring and has no plot line。 There isn't a set progression and the story is just all over the place。 Its only even somewhat redeeming factor is that the writing （word choice， descriptors， etc） is ALRIGHT at best。 It is incredibly boring and has no plot line。 There isn't a set progression and the story is just all over the place。 Its only even somewhat redeeming factor is that the writing （word choice， descriptors， etc） is ALRIGHT at best。 。。。more
Mary Fathi
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سحبتني هذه الرواية منذُ الساعة العاشرة صباحًا، حتى التاسعة مساءً دفعةً واحدة؛ ليس لأنها من أجمل ما قرأت لكن السرد هنا هو الذي لعب الدور في عدم قدرتي على تركها。هذا الكتاب بوح مراهق أكثر من أنها رواية بالشكل الفعلي، لكنها جميلة بعض الشيء。يتحدث الكاتب على لسان المراهق هولدن عن البؤس واليأس اللذان يصاب بهما المراهقيين بمرحلتهم المدرسية في المجتمع الأمريكي。 سمعت عنها اشادات كثيرة إلا أنها خيبت ظني قليلًا
Jasmine
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4。5
Aia:-）
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I know underneath all the layers of “woe is me” and angst， there is a loving， lonely， and sensitive human being inside Holden Caulfield。 But wow， I did not have to drudge through 200 pages for that message。 Reading this as a teenager， I felt a sort of kinship at the start with Holden as I am supposedly supposed to be in the exact phase of life that he is in。 However， I just felt terribly melancholy and drab reading this。 Don’t get me wrong， the writing is interesting and there are truly some gre I know underneath all the layers of “woe is me” and angst， there is a loving， lonely， and sensitive human being inside Holden Caulfield。 But wow， I did not have to drudge through 200 pages for that message。 Reading this as a teenager， I felt a sort of kinship at the start with Holden as I am supposedly supposed to be in the exact phase of life that he is in。 However， I just felt terribly melancholy and drab reading this。 Don’t get me wrong， the writing is interesting and there are truly some great scenes in this book; but I do not have the patience to read through all of Holden’s dreary philosophy for life。 。。。more
Stacie Millichamp
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I really did not like this book。 I found it repetitive， boring and depressing。 I'm glad I read it though。 It is a literary icon and is referred to in so many other books and movies。 I really did not like this book。 I found it repetitive， boring and depressing。 I'm glad I read it though。 It is a literary icon and is referred to in so many other books and movies。 。。。more
Allyyy
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i think this is how every person feels like at least once in their lives
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