This review is definitly not phony! Those mother fuckers better read it or I'll go deaf-mute on them!
*out of Holden's character*
My favourite part is when he describes what the Catcher in the Rye is.
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Catcher In the Rye by J D Salinger (Published by Penguin, ISBN number: 0-14-023750-X)
The story of Holden Caulfield belongs to a world that few of us will have experienced; he is a member of the upper classes in East Coast, America in the late 40’s, possible early 50’s. But Holden’s very different to those around him and that’s what makes it so good, he’s a non-conformist, so I relate to him, he’s a real person, with flaws and strange ideas, but he’s got a lot of humanity in him.
J D Salinger’s writing style is instantly gripping, when you’re reading the book it’s as though Holden’s sitting in the room with you, talking to you about some stuff that happened, about being thrown out of one of a succession of private schools. The great thing about Holden is that he fills you in on loads of other little things when he’s “talking” to you, in the first page you learn quite a lot about him, but not in a dull way like in other books where you are given lots of information as an introduction and then the story starts. Throughout the book Holden goes on little detours in his narrative, which adds to the informal, friendly style.
If what you look for in books is a fast moving, racy plot line then you won’t enjoy Catcher in the Rye but there is some kind of plot, there are lots of little episodes and through them you get to know Holden in a lot of depth, without knowing his entire life, it’s just like meeting someone and having a long conversation with them without properly knowing their background.
This book is not particularly long and really easy to read, so if you have a day with nothing planned I highly recommend reading it, it’s a book you can come back to again and again, and you keep Holden with you in your mind, just as though he’s a real person you met once and you’ve never seen again.
(Edited by mentalbunny at 1:17 pm on June 15, 2003)
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This review is definitly not phony! Those mother fuckers better read it or I'll go deaf-mute on them!
*out of Holden's character*
My favourite part is when he describes what the Catcher in the Rye is.
My fave bit is probably with Phoebe in the bedroom. I lvoe that bit, she's so cute.
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them. ~Karl Marx
Visit http://www.therainforestsite.com everyday to help save the rainforest. While you are there also visit The Hunger Siteand all the others.
I love the ending, when he recognizes that children have to be left alone to reach for the golden ring.
And the final quote: "Don't tell anybody anything...if you do, you start missing everybody."
I read this masterpiece every time I travel, which is rather frequently. The magic that Salinger works in has every teenage male who reads this book believing that THEY are Holden Caulifield.
"Anybody who wanders around saying, 'Hell yes, I'm from Texas,' deserves whatever happens to him." Hunter S. Thompson
I concur. I was addicted. It was like he was me!
I wouldn't know about that, since I'm female, but I did feel like we were very similar in a lot of ways.
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them. ~Karl Marx
Visit http://www.therainforestsite.com everyday to help save the rainforest. While you are there also visit The Hunger Siteand all the others.
I like the part where he talks about his new hat to Ackley:
"This is a people-shooting hat. I shoot people in this hat."
Yeah, that's good too. Damn it, it's all good "it kills me"!!!!
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them. ~Karl Marx
Visit http://www.therainforestsite.com everyday to help save the rainforest. While you are there also visit The Hunger Siteand all the others.
I have read it 8 times and each time I come away with the sense of having a really long, really good conversation with someone who understands me. No other book has done that to me. In my opinion, it is the best book ever written.
Direct action is key- don't just sit at your computer and rant at leftists you disagree with slightly- get out there and DO IT. Organize. Change your life, and change the lives of those around you. The reason the waterheads are still in power is because we aren't being loud enough.
Seconded!
I've already lost count of how many times I have read it.
I read it again after I made that post, lol.
Direct action is key- don't just sit at your computer and rant at leftists you disagree with slightly- get out there and DO IT. Organize. Change your life, and change the lives of those around you. The reason the waterheads are still in power is because we aren't being loud enough.
I remember myself with a gay smile on my face while I was reading it in the bus stop.
Especially when Holden was punching that "moron faced sonuva*****" in his dorm :biggrin:
\"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars\".- Oscar Wilde
If that isn't the perfect insult, I don't know what is.
Direct action is key- don't just sit at your computer and rant at leftists you disagree with slightly- get out there and DO IT. Organize. Change your life, and change the lives of those around you. The reason the waterheads are still in power is because we aren't being loud enough.
