Catcher in the rye Options

[Retrogressive]

Holden FTW!!!
Best book ever. I bought a new copy a few years ago because the salesman made it sound so taboo and because it didn't have a synopsis. (I hate book back synopses.) Now my copy is so worn and torn! Everyone should read this book.

[Jackaroe]

Meh... the book was all right, I guess.

I didn't like Holden or anyone else for that matter. Sorry. It just wasn't my type of book. But I'm glad I read it. It's a well-respected work, so it's good to have read.

[*I Shot JFK*]

Holden FTW!!!
Best book ever. I bought a new copy a few years ago because the salesman made it sound so taboo and because it didn't have a synopsis. (I hate book back synopses.) Now my copy is so worn and torn! Everyone should read this book.

for REAL.

Holden Caulfield is my God...

I've read this book 9 times in the last two years... some people have a comfort food, I have The Catcher In The Rye

I thought

1.) That guy doesn't make sense. Especially when he tries to describe what he doesn't like about the person.

2.) The whole "get a bang out of it" is ridiculous

3.) Holden Caulfied is annoying

4.) This book is another reason why emo kids hate society

1) He's not supposed to make sense, he's in turmoil. Hence why he's writing from a mental home.

2) That's called colloquialism

3) Holden is a) Godlike but b) yes, mildily irritating, but you're supposed to be frustrated... it's part of the charm

4) Not even worth it.

[Retrogressive]

for REAL.

Holden Caulfield is my God...

I've read this book 9 times in the last two years... some people have a comfort food, I have The Catcher In The Rye

Hope you're not being sarcastic, haha.

I really do love J.D. Salinger, especially Catcher. Have you read Catch-22? Yossarian reminds me of Holden. My favourite part of Catcher is at the end when Holden see's "Fuck you" carved at his sister's school.

..edit..

Great rebuttal, I Shot JFK. if being emo means I like great literature then... you're a jackass.

[*I Shot JFK*]

I wasn't being sarcastic... The idea that TCITR makes emo kids hate the world is stupid, that's all.

And I've started Catch-22 but never finished because of assorted pressures from school, but i've been meanign to have another go... probably not until the summer though

[*mishyerr*]

I don't understand why Catcher in the Rye is notorious for being an "emo" book.

Well, I never got fast the first few pages; it was boring and didn't make any sense to me. I was like, "Why the hell is this a book?"

[sprezzatura]

Wow, the comments are making me going to hate the book when I read it several weeks later for English class.

[Retrogressive]

^Why on earth would you feel that way? It's a very small book.

[*disco infiltrator*]

It is very small; it only took me a couple of hours to read (and I loved it). I'm with you guys, Holden Caulfield is awesome. Maybe he's annoying to socially apt people, but to misanthropes like me, he's my number one relation.

[Retrogressive]

Forgive me for the spam, but... Huzzah, Sammi!!!

[tokyo-rose]

Yeah, I read it in 9th grade for English. The book was okay. I couldn't and still can't decide if I like Holden or not. He's one of those people you're set up to either hate or feel sympathy for, but I just don't know.

[*disco infiltrator*]

P.S. Just bought Franny and Zooey, planning on reading that soon once I finish up a couple of other books......I'm the worst, really; I read like, twenty books at a time.

[*I Shot JFK*]

My friend didn't like F & Z... i've been meaning to borrow that from her for a while, actually.

let me know if you enjoy it?

[Retrogressive]

P.S. Just bought Franny and Zooey, planning on reading that soon once I finish up a couple of other books......I'm the worst, really; I read like, twenty books at a time.

My friend didn't like F & Z... i've been meaning to borrow that from her for a while, actually.

let me know if you enjoy it?

Me too, I actually have the book but it's buried in my collection. It's very old and coming apart. I've always meant to read it, but I haven't gotten around to it.

[eavesdroppers]

I'll agree and say that I loved it. It's rather vulgar for my taste, but it's ideals are pure gold.

[*I Shot JFK*]

How is it vulgar?

[eavesdroppers]

...the language throughout.

[*I Viddy Horrorshow*]

All he says is 'damn'...

Oh, and the word 'f**k' appears 6 times. Every single time it is criticising the use of the word...

[much2muse]

i liked it but it wasnt what i expected

[voguelove]

i only bought my copy for one cent. $0.01.

booyah. and it's my favorite book, too. so i was happy.