The Catcher in the Rye (Bloom's Notes) [Library Binding]

J. D. Salinger (Author), Harold Bloom (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0791036626 | ISBN-13: 978-0791036624 | Publication Date: October 1995

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 69 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791036626
• ISBN-13: 978-0791036624
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,907,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You don't know about me, but that ain't no matter., August 10, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Catcher in the Rye (Bloom's Notes) (Library Binding)

I didn't read 'Catcher' in high school. However, when I was in high school, a friend of mine claimed that he would introduce himself to girls as Holden Caulfield, and the one who knew who that was, well, he was going to marry her.

I'm now thirty-two, and I just read 'Catcher' for the first time, two weeks ago.

I wrote my Master's Thesis on Twain, primarily on Huck Finn.

I'm glad I read Huck first.

Huck in a 1950's boarding school is an accurate summation of 'Catcher', I think.

I know I'm too old for it, but I was playing a video game on the internet the other day, and a teenager happened to ask if anyone has ever read "Catcher in the Rye?" I said, "Maybe." The teenager (a high schooler made to read the book) then asked: "Why is the main character such a d----bag?"

It sounds something like a previous review here.

If you think Holden is a whiner-- or worse (the same kind of person would also probably think Huck is just a fool)-- then you're either so much like him that it's too painful to recognize it, or you haven't got soul enough (yet, perhaps) to appreciate him.

'Catcher' is an enjoyable read, and very American book, and Salinger owes everything good about his best work to Mr. Mark Twain.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book caught me just as I was going over the edge., September 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Catcher in the Rye (Bloom's Notes) (Library Binding)

I read this book in one sitting when I was 15. I was hypnotised by the world of Holden Caulfield. To me he represents the dark side of the teen age mind. Many fail to see the real Holden, passing him off as just another teen-ager when he is in fact a very depressed and mentaly unstable person whose actions and feelings are those of a person suffering from a nevous breakdown. Anyone who has been through a period of mental instability can see the true meaning of the title. When I was 15 I went through a very severe battle with depresson after reading this book I saw the world from a compleatly diferent perspective. It gave me hope and understanding and as is implied in the title it caught me before I went over the edge. I think the reason that this book is so popular is because we are all crazy to some degree and those who criticise the book or dislike it are simply those who cannot accept that part of themselves. As long as there are humans on this earth this book will remain a classic

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it or become a phoney., April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Catcher in the Rye (Bloom's Notes) (Library Binding)

The catcher in the rye is by far, the best novel I've read lately. Not only does it show in a magnific way how tough and funny (in its own way) relationships between teenagers are, but also it desribes every situation as if you were there. It's just amazing and everyone should read it, mostly if you wanna know how a person feels when he's 16. Besides, it's exactly the way I would have written a novel.