Catcher in the rye

[GKCfan]

I do think that this is a novel that appeals most strongly to adolescents, who often see their own alienation and anger in Holden.

[southernphoenix79]

I am so relieved to know that I am not alone! I thought it was because I was a high school kid reading it that I wasn't getting it. It is on my list to try again as an adult. Hopefully I can find some awesome literary criticism that will give me an insight into it. We shall see.

[sarahnichole92]

I think you should youtube "Crash Course" on the subject of Catcher in the Rye. It's one of John Green's favourite book and he gives a very entertaining viewpoint of the book.

[pshropshire]

I thought this would be of interest: There is a new documentary about J D Salinger and its revealed that he had kept writing for the last 40 years after the publication of Catcher in the Rye. The big news is that there will be five new J. D. Salinger books released and that some of them will deal with characters that he created in his his shorter fiction (Franny and Zooey), or possibly the novel. Not sure. As for me, I think Catcher is an American classic but even if Salinger didn't continue writing I felt that Kurt Vonnegut to a major degree and perhaps Brautigan to a lesser degree filled the void.

[melhawk46]

J. D. Salinger is one of my favorite authors but Catcher in the Rye is one of my least favorite books. Franny and Zooey, on the other hand, is my choice when I need to be inspired.

[mcs1040]

Read it 3 times!

[Other Stories]

I'll need to read it again soon. I found it very touching, the last hundred pages, and after letting it stew for a while I came to like it even more. Just thinking of what I'll see from it the second time gets to me.

[Treeeeeesha]

it's a good book but not anyones favorite.

[The Bookaholic]

I have decided to read this book after viewing this post. It is a book I thought about reading and it has been recommended to me many times:-)

[x1f4j8k9]

I hear such reviews about other famous books. They're best selling and highly acclaimed, yet no one gets much out of them.

[4everyoung]

Catcher in the Rye was the book we had to read in school and I could not finish it. The reason being I can not stomach cursing. And this particular book had more then I could handle. I had to skim the book and only read sections of it. So I'm sure when I read it in 2000 I didn't get the meaning of the book. Would I try and read it again? No. Just because there was too much cursing for my taste

[hansie]

This is one of my favorite all time books. It captures the rebellious youth in a way that i believed threatened the upper society to the point of banning this book in school librarys back in the 60's and 70's It was a slap in the face of conformity in its time period.

[christiecotcamp]

I read this book recently and I think that there is really no right or wrong time to read it. It's one of those books that you just can't quite figure out what it means to you---can't quite put your finger on it. I read it because I wanted to know what everyone was talking about and what I was missing out on. After reading it, I felt how bizarre it was. I thought about it for days afterward, just trying to figure it out, but then I realized that although it is a classic---it was quite ahead of its time. It is a work of art that I will truly never figure out, but it is for sure one that makes you think.

[Titanoboa92]

I really like Catcher in the Rye. I read it as a teenager, but I think it's relatable to all ages. Most people I've talked to about it have strong opinions. They either love it or hate it.

[David Dawson]

I'm quite loath to re-read it. I liked it as a teenager but, as I've mentioned elsewhere on the site, I suspect I would find Holden Caulfield far less sympathetic than I did when I was younger.