The Catcher in the Rye
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Synopsis:
The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature-and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books.
"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."
The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caufield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days.
Excerpt:
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...
Ratings (143):
Incredible (21) | |
Loved It (36) | |
Liked It (28) | |
It Was OK (25) | |
Did Not Like (23) | |
Hated It (10) |
Reader Stats (219):
Read It (146) | |
Currently Reading (2) | |
Want To Read (49) | |
Did Not Finish (6) | |
Not Interested (16) |
Reviews:
Zelmer Wilson I loved this book. I related to the main character/narrator in so many ways, though I never looked older than I was when I was a teenager. I also had friends, unlike Holden and I went to a public high school, not a private one. My older sister told me once that I remind her of Holden. I'm not sure she meant it as a compliment.
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