A definite classic, one to grab for a long train ride.

Who would have thought a book about a boy dictating his thoughts to you would be so entertaining. The book revolves around a boy named Holden who leaves his private school in an attempt to get something better out of life. In his travels he explains to you about his life including how he wants to protect children from the real world. His journey may not give him something better in the world but it teaches him to appreciate the world around him.

It took me a while to get into this book but once I did I loved Holden and his adventures.

this book sucks. no offence. i hated it

Great read. Heartbreaking and funny at the same time. Wished I read it earlier.

This book killed me

Maybe things were different when Salinger wrote this novell but the end was obvious very early in the story, and the use of repetition to build drama for the ending was laboured and, in many cases, ineffectual. I am at a loss as to why this book ever became a best seller.