J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye by barron/s

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April 17,2025

Holden Caulfield is like the OG teenage rebel. 'The Catcher in the Rye' is a journey inside his head during a few chaotic days in NYC. It's raw, real, and you'll either relate to Holden or want to give him a reality check.

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Goukeban

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April 17,2025

The Catcher In The Rye By J.D. Salinger is an amusing twist of what growing up is all about. Holden is a young man, kicked out of every boarding school he has been to. A sarcastic, and oddly pleasant male seeking to find what adulthood is all about. Only to find that life is about as pleasant as his former roomate Ackley. As he finally decides that boarding school is not part of his plans he heads off to New York. Holding nothing back Holden calls up old friends and the lust of his life that he calls Jane, as he begins his quest. Through hookers and a lot of alcohol he finds his way home, only to realize he misses his sister. Holden realizes that in life you have to grow up. You can only dodge the bullet for so long before you get hit. In his attempts of messing up in school, and immature acts, Holden knows that we all have to grow up sometime. That you cannot always be The catcher in the Rye.

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ReaperOfHearts

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April 17,2025

I can see how great this book would have been had I read it 10 years ago. Reading it now, Holden sounds like any other whiny, confused, self-absorbed teenager.

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