Difference between revisions of "The Catcher in the Rye"
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'''''The Catcher In the Rye''''' is a novel by [[J. D. Salinger]], published in 1951. I can see why emo kids like this book (that's not a compliment). | '''''The Catcher In the Rye''''' is a novel by [[J. D. Salinger]], published in 1951. I can see why emo kids like this book (that's not a compliment). | ||
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+ | ==Personal== | ||
+ | I read this book because I knew it was very influential and popular. I didn't like it. I finished it in 2015. | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
− | I do not own this book, but have listened to | + | I do not own this book, but have listened to the audio book read by [[Ray Hagen]]. |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
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===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
* I do agree with Holden Caulfield about how annoying it is that people, especially actors and leaders, are often very phony. | * I do agree with Holden Caulfield about how annoying it is that people, especially actors and leaders, are often very phony. | ||
===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
− | * Holden is a whiny little bitch through the whole book | + | * Holden is a whiny little bitch through the whole book always complaining about phonies, but he's the biggest phony in the book, always pretending and lying to everyone he meets. Holden is also a privileged ass; his family gives him a lot of money which he squanders on women that he hates, and he's constantly mocking poor people. Yes, I get that this is the point of the book, but it's so obvious and repetitive, it becomes annoying. |
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===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
− | * I was really annoyed at how the author kept repeating statements like, "I didn't care, I really didn't," and, "she was pretty, she really was." I | + | * I was really annoyed at how the author kept repeating statements like, "I didn't care, I really didn't," and, "she was pretty, she really was." I assume he was trying to write like a teen would talk, but it's annoying. It really is. I actually got to the point where I seriously considered not finishing the book because of it. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category: Books|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | [[Category: Books|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | ||
[[Category: Fiction|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | [[Category: Fiction|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Media Theme - Childhood|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | ||
[[Category: Coming of Age|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | [[Category: Coming of Age|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | ||
[[Category: Books I've Read|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | [[Category: Books I've Read|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | ||
[[Category: Overrated|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | [[Category: Overrated|Catcher In the Rye, The]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Books That Fail the Bechdel Test|Catcher In the Rye, The]] |
Revision as of 16:00, 20 June 2021
The Catcher In the Rye is a novel by J. D. Salinger, published in 1951. I can see why emo kids like this book (that's not a compliment).
Personal
I read this book because I knew it was very influential and popular. I didn't like it. I finished it in 2015.
Status
I do not own this book, but have listened to the audio book read by Ray Hagen.
Review
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- I do agree with Holden Caulfield about how annoying it is that people, especially actors and leaders, are often very phony.
Bad
- Holden is a whiny little bitch through the whole book always complaining about phonies, but he's the biggest phony in the book, always pretending and lying to everyone he meets. Holden is also a privileged ass; his family gives him a lot of money which he squanders on women that he hates, and he's constantly mocking poor people. Yes, I get that this is the point of the book, but it's so obvious and repetitive, it becomes annoying.
Ugly
- I was really annoyed at how the author kept repeating statements like, "I didn't care, I really didn't," and, "she was pretty, she really was." I assume he was trying to write like a teen would talk, but it's annoying. It really is. I actually got to the point where I seriously considered not finishing the book because of it.