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Posted: 7/8/2014 3:00:34 AM EDT
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I'd be lying.
Holden's an unlikeable dick. |
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Posted: 7/8/2014 3:20:28 AM EDT
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its not
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Posted: 7/8/2014 7:05:51 AM EDT
[#3]
On a scale of 1-10, it's a solid "Meh."
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Posted: 7/8/2014 10:14:54 AM EDT
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't care for it.
I had to read that in Jr. High and even then, when my loftiest reading aspirations at the time were comic books and Mack Bolan books, I thought it was horrible. |
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Posted: 7/8/2014 5:42:55 PM EDT
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Then why the he'll is it considered a classic? Cause I'm not getting that, pretty crappy so far.
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Posted: 7/8/2014 5:44:12 PM EDT
[#6]
Tried and got half the way through and Meh ...
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Posted: 7/8/2014 5:45:40 PM EDT
[#7]
Terrible book. The ending is as climactic as the middle. Don't waste your time.
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Posted: 7/8/2014 8:48:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Then why the he'll is it considered a classic? Cause I'm not getting that, pretty crappy so far. Because it's "literature", and therefore, automatically superior to 'genre fiction'. Or some such bull$hit. But, that's like, just my opinion, man. 
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Posted: 7/9/2014 2:04:27 AM EDT
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Well, if you're not going to finish it, let me spoil the ending. Holden was blind the whole time.
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Posted: 7/10/2014 1:56:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
On a scale of 1-10, it's a solid "Meh." Quote HistoryQuoted:
On a scale of 1-10, it's a solid "Meh." Yep, it made such an impression on me that I can't remember what it was about. Quoted:
Terrible book. The ending is as climactic as the middle. Don't waste your time. 
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Posted: 7/10/2014 2:07:04 PM EDT
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You have to consider when it came out.
It was about teen angst and the Boomers lapped it up. J.D. Salinger wrote a good number of unpublished works and at least a few of them are going to be released. That means you have the opportunity to read more books you will dislike! 
Salinger was a nutbasket. His behavior with younger women was pretty reprehensible. He seemed stuck in a frozen developmental mode (much like his characters). I don't know what his root damage was but his experiences in WWII didn't help things any. |
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Posted: 7/10/2014 2:10:03 PM EDT
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Was it a riveting book? No.
Did it speak to me as a youf (I'm 37 now, read CITR when...16?) Yes. I identified with Holden. Just drifting around, nothing really important, trying hard at times, but never hard enough to see anything through. Classic? Maybe because it foretold the general apathy of late teenagers. Maybe not even foretold. Maybe 15-22 year olds have always been like this, and it comes full bore when everything is given to them and they have time to reflect on it, vs. busting ass in a manual labor job. YMMV, IMHO, FBHO, etc. |
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Posted: 7/10/2014 2:12:17 PM EDT
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Add me to the list of people that made it about halfway through before moving onto something else.
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Posted: 7/11/2014 7:03:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd be lying. Holden's an unlikeable dick. I'll never understand the infatuation with this book and this character.
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Posted: 7/30/2014 7:19:28 PM EDT
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OP will now be found with the likes of Sirhan Sirhan.... I hated that damn book in HS.
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Posted: 7/30/2014 9:52:41 PM EDT
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There's a reason why you never hear of anyone reading it (or A Separate Peace, for that matter) outside of a 10th grade reading assignment.
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Posted: 7/31/2014 5:35:24 AM EDT
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It might have been the thing to read back in the day. I tried to read it a few years ago, It sucked.!
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Posted: 7/31/2014 6:02:57 AM EDT
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Met a gal on the train last week who raved about Salinger, said he was her favorite author.
You don't see that much. |
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Posted: 7/31/2014 6:31:06 AM EDT
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yes, because you need to find out what happens to the ducks when winter comes.
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Posted: 7/31/2014 7:04:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Because it's "literature", and therefore, automatically superior to 'genre fiction'. Or some such bull$hit. But, that's like, just my opinion, man. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Then why the he'll is it considered a classic? Cause I'm not getting that, pretty crappy so far. Because it's "literature", and therefore, automatically superior to 'genre fiction'. Or some such bull$hit. But, that's like, just my opinion, man. We had to read a lot of "literature" in High School.Gems such as 'Silas Marner';'Ivanhoe';The Canterbury Tales';'David Copperfield'.........6 books per semester. |
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Posted: 7/31/2014 7:25:16 AM EDT
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It's a great read for high school age kids full of angst. I guess it loses some of its luster once you get a few years older.
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Met a gal on the train last week who raved about Salinger, said he was her favorite author. You don't see that much. Back in '03, an old XO of mine, who was a full time HS English teacher, saw me reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. He lol'd, and said "I didn't think anyone read that book anymore." But, he ended up loaning me some Flannery O'Connor during our deployment, so I'm in his debt. |
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Posted: 7/31/2014 6:09:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
It's a great read for high school age kids full of angst. I guess it loses some of its luster once you get a few years older. Back in '03, an old XO of mine, who was a full time HS English teacher, saw me reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. He lol'd, and said "I didn't think anyone read that book anymore." But, he ended up loaning me some Flannery O'Connor during our deployment, so I'm in his debt. Quote HistoryQuoted:
It's a great read for high school age kids full of angst. I guess it loses some of its luster once you get a few years older. Quoted:
Met a gal on the train last week who raved about Salinger, said he was her favorite author. You don't see that much. Back in '03, an old XO of mine, who was a full time HS English teacher, saw me reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. He lol'd, and said "I didn't think anyone read that book anymore." But, he ended up loaning me some Flannery O'Connor during our deployment, so I'm in his debt. Catcher in the Rye just increased my High School angst. I was halfway on the road to being a full out Commie, despite thinking I hated commies because they were commies. Another overprivileged snot and his made up problems was the last thing I was in the mood for. I was an angry, bitter young man. Sometimes, the derpers in GD remind me of me. Anyway, this gal was probably mid to late 20s, worked for Red Bull, grew up in California... surfer gal. |
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Posted: 7/31/2014 6:28:24 PM EDT
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If you don't like it it is because you are phony.
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