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The Catcher In The Rye was a curious novel I came across during the hectic time of revising for my fresher's year finals. While becoming completely addicted to my second favourite band: The Manic Street Preachers, I still read a few short biographies of one of my heroes: Richey Manic. ... Read review
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school. This novel dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.
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with "cynical adolescent". Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his 16-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins: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. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two haemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them.His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive), capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation. --Amazon.com
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Advantages: A gripping read ; Superb characters ; A book all teenager's can relate to ; Inspired Richey James Edwards Disadvantages: Too short ; I never want it too end
...done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it."
The Catcher In The Rye was a curious novel I came across during the hectic time of revising for my fresher's year finals. While becoming completely addicted to my second favourite band: The Manic Street Preachers, I still read a few short biographies of one of my heroes: ... ...thought I'd discover what all the fuss is about.
Unlike most common fiction books for the latter adolescence, The Catcher In The Rye is a hypnotic read, not only does most of the content have a nostalgic feel to it, but any teenager can relate to and sympathise with the main character. I was stunned to lean that the book dates back as far as 1951 as it still remains a highly significant monument in adolescent literature. This ... more
"What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it."
The Catcher In The Rye was a curious novel I came across during the hectic time of revising for my fresher's year finals. While becoming completely addicted to my second favourite band: The Manic Street Preachers, I still read a few short biographies of one of my heroes: Richey Manic. His favourite book was The Catcher In The Rye, which inspired a collection of his best written songs. Many of my friends have either read it or been recommended it so I thought I'd discover what all the fuss is about.
Unlike most common fiction books for the latter adolescence, The Catcher In The Rye is a hypnotic read, not only does most of the content have a nostalgic feel to it, but any teenager can relate to and sympathise with the main character. I was stunned to lean that the book dates back as far as 1951 as it still remains a highly significant monument in adolescent literature. This novel should be the first book any modern day 'junk food and computer game addict' reads, honestly the book is such a weird and wonderful journey, which any young minds imagination should flourish and thrive upon.
The Catcher In The Rye is based upon the life of 16 year old protagonist Holden Caulfield. Something deep and disturbing is troubling Holden, that thing is life itself, his future, the meaning of life and the purpose of his existence. After a harsh dismissal from posh boarding school Pencey Prep, Holden decides to run away just before Christmas. After failing every class, except English Literature in which he excels in, Holden seeks refuge and solace in his history teacher, Mr. Spencer. Returning to Pencey he talks to his bullish, good looking 'phoney' room mate Stradlatter and is sadistically suggested to do his homework assignment for him while he is on a date. Holden decides to write it on an unrelated topic, his late brother's baseball mitt. Upon returning Stradlatter is outraged and tears it up, in response Holden claims he slept with Stradlatter's girlfriend and gets severely beat up, it seems as if he was so bored and depressed he wanted a beating.
As the novel continues, more characters are described in such a concise and negative way, you immediately become engrossed with Holden's views and his disgust of 'phoneys' and hypocrisy. The depth and detail that the narrator goes into is written in such a cleverly apathetic manor which provides the core of any teenager's urge to continue reading. Holden is trapped awkwardly between the 'innocence and liberty' of childhood and his disappointment with 'the stress, corruption and adultery' of adulthood. He describes this connection as a cliff he is dangerously lingering on and could fall into a complete nervous breakdown.
Holden's distaste and reality of the 'ugliness and corruption' of the world drive him deeper and deeper into despair and a severe depressive state. While spending a few days alone in New York City he experiences this with shocking yet graphic reality. For instance he stays at a plush hotel where he meets a pimp and asks for a prostitute to come to his room. While faced with the situation of sex, Holden is unable to continue and just pays to talk to the women. Later on the thuggish and sadistic pimp breaks in and aggressively squeezes an extra $5 out of him.
While in a sympathetic depressive state, Holden returns home in the dead of night and climbs in through his little sisters window as she is the only person he can relate to. They have a heart braking conversation, in which Holden try's to shield and protect his sister from the coldness and depressive state he has entered into. A tear wrenching scene towards the books finale shows Holden's small sister sneaking out of school with a suitcase with clothes in and wants to run away with her brother. Holden shouts at hell knowing this will discourage her and she refuses to talk to him. As they spend the sunny day together having fun they make up, while Holden is suggestively considering suicide, he knows this will be unbearably unfair on his sister and decides not to.
J.D.Salinger writes this book in such a genius and intensely gripping way I could read this over and over. Take the start for instance the book immediately starts off by the main character saying: 'If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what a lousy childhood was like , and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap.' It's incredibly clever how the author managed to write such a book in which any teenager despite their literacy can enjoy and relate to through out.
The characters Salinger introduces all have distinguishable features and habits which are common among adolescence, that aren't clichés like any other childhood books like certain Goosebumps books are full of. The books entrée clearly represents a lack of forceful initiation into the novel, it's written as if you are reading a personal diary and feel guilty because you shouldn't. The book is like that of a long magical mystery tour, everyone's imagination will depict events in the book in a variety of ways, the grammar school, the hotel, the fairly home all these locations are described with a certain flair that should be treasured. In many narrative pieces of script I've read, it's all very well the author focusing all of his skill on the main character but it's the interaction that's vital between the characters in general. The Catcher In The Rye is written in such a way that the flow between Holden (The main character) and his school mates, teachers, strangers and his sister are written in a variety of styles to suitably attach the main characters thoughts and feelings to the others.
The novel has an obvious flowing direction like that of a chain, every event is linked with no wretched spontaneous voids of flashbacks and such which is common place amongst Stephen King books I've read which seem to halt the readers interest and attention. The novel may be a perfect read for fellow teenagers to connect and relate to, but the book should suit a variety of ages, and have a nostalgic feel to it. I doubt any teenager below the age of 15 would care much for it as the relation to the main 16 year old character will be ignored.
The novel does contain some subtle teenage innuendoes although the book carries a certain low self esteem feel and a gloomy, bleak content. It is never spoiled due to the large bursts of glorious humour and hilarity to lift the spirits of the readers. The book is a short one and although it remains one of my favourites and my admiration for it is high, it strains me to write a full detailed review on a book so perfect and so short at a readable 192 pages in fairly small text, elders would take a mere day to read. The price on the back does say £7.99 and although it is worth it the book is incredibly common nowadays and carries a legacy of editions so finding a copy for a couple of quid online or at a second hand book shop shouldn't be too difficult.
To conclude, I'll bet many reading this would know it all and have read this classic work of literature, which to this day is a highly significant read especially amongst teenagers like myself. But, if you haven't I urge you to read this one in particular, it's an incredible journey and a bloody good read, which will inspire future generations to come.
Advantages: A masterpiece of modern fiction Disadvantages: The 1950's language and slang might sound funny to some
...than if you were reading the latest Heat.
It's not a big book either, just 208 pages (in paperback). And those 208 pages tell a fantastic story that still applies to our world today just as well as it did in the 1950's America when the novel was written. And even if the novel is not your cup of tea and you don't get anything else out of it then at least it makes you feel enormously relieved for being an adult and not a teenager anymore…
--The Story ... ...picture of the inner conflicts of a troubled teenager in a changing world. It's a simple story: 16-year-old Holden Caulfied tells us about a few days in his life, how he was suspended from school and how he then drifts along the streets of New York looking for some kind of meaning and purpose for his existence.
--The Style--
When the book was published it outraged many because of its unembellished language (well, Holden just says things as they ...
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Advantages: Very easy to read Disadvantages: None, I love it
...for 50p!! It begins with the following, and immediately hooks you and you can't put it down...
'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...'
American novelist and short story writer JD Salinger published one novel and several short story collections ... ...Manhattan, New York. He was the son of a Jewish importer of Kosher cheese and his Scotch-Irish wife. He fell in love with Oona O'Neill, and wrote her letters daily, he was later shocked when she married Charles Chaplin. In 1945 Salinger married a French woman named Sylvia - she was a doctor. They were divorced and in 1955 Salinger married Claire Douglas, this marriage ended in divorce in 1967, when Salinger's retreated into his private world. Rumors ...
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Advantages: The Catcher In The Rye is a wonderfully jaded and realistic story. You will fly through this book and be sorely disappointed to see it end. Disadvantages: Well, the English is a bit difficult to make out every now and then, but what the hell - it's educational.
...Web site devoted entirely to the cynical, jaded, and sarcastic attitudes we frequently displayed to the entire universe. Among other things we praised: MTV’s “Daria,” old-school punk music, and anti-fashion statements (hey, we were trying to make serious statements at age fourteen – give us a break). We also hailed J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher In The Rye” as The Cynic’s Bible – and for good reason!
... ...the 17 year-old star character of this fictional story – tells his kid sister Phoebe about the one profession he would REALLY like to do, “if I had my goddamn choice,” as he puts it.
Simply, Holden would like to stand in front of a dropoff and watch children run through a nearby rye field. If a child got too close to the dangerous dropoff, he could catch him or her – thus, The Catcher In The Rye. This is absurd at first glance, ...
Sarah_B 14.01.2002
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Advantages: A strong relationship is formed with the character Disadvantages: Drags slightly
...Sort of Teenage Angst for the literary world
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Most of you will know of Catcher in the Rye from school. It is likely fewer have read it out of personal choice.
I remembered reading this in school and although I enjoyed it, I couldn't quite get to grips with what all the fuss was about. Having bought the book for my partner last year who hadn't read it, I decided to read it for a second time to see if the ... ...view of the book.
***Brief Summary***
The book is written in the first person by a young boy who following some unelaborated on break down which lands him in an undescript institution. Holden Caulfield, a bored New York teenager tells the story of how he was kicked out of yet another boarding school. With time on his hands between leaving the oppressive school he disliked so much and the Christmas holidays at which point his parents will discover ...
ally2kc 18.12.2006
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Advantages: Great book dealing with depression Disadvantages: Some strong language
...some strong language to reflect the harshness of the book. On few occasions do I use bad words in my opinions but today I feel it is necessary to reflect some of the strength portrayed within the story.
Holden Caulfield is a young man. He has been kicked out of six schools before and his dad won’t be over the moon when it is discovered that his boy has been asked to leave Pencey School too. Term ends on Wednesday, but late on Monday, Holden ... ...his three-day adventure. This is the beginning of a truly wonderful book to read.
We follow Holden’s life second for second during these three days, from talking to nuns to sleeping with prostitutes – it’s all there in all of its glory. His highs, his lows, every one of his emotions are captured in the book to make a very wonderful read.
Who wrote ‘The Catcher in the Rye?’…
Well, first of all, I must welcome ...
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A 16-year old American boy relates in his own words the experiences he goes through at school and after, and reveals with unusual candour the workings of his own mind. What does a boy in his teens think and feel about his teachers, parents, friends and acquaintances?
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