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The Catcher in the Rye (Bloom's Notes)

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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.

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

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.

Me and my friend Carla just finished reading the book and just think it is great. Of an accessible language, mainly slang, it captures anyone looking for a guide to social training. What we enjoyed most was the range of language but we feel there should be a lot more professional and academic materials with which to learn as, in some countries like Portugal, it is part of the curriculum at certain colleges for those who are studying modern languages and translation.