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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316769174
ISBN: 0316769177
Label: Back Bay Books
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: January 30, 2001
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Sales Rank: 450
Studio: Back Bay Books
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures.
Amazon.com Review:
Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins,
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them."
His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- A Great ReadThis book explores various themes about growing up. It was interesting to note that most of the issues and themes explored still remain unchanged today. Given that the book was written in the 1950s, it shows the author's talent and insight.
The protaganist is Holden Caufield, a 16 year old high school boy, and it is written in the first person. I have heard that the book was on a "banned" list for some time due to the themes it touched on, and the language.
A very easy read, ... Read More
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- All the Kings in the Back Row...Picked up and read on vacation in my "Should Have Read These in H.S." list.
The collection of thoughts, the strong personality of the main character (even in his yellow weakness) - are impressive - the books and music mentioned are now on my search lists.
Holden reads much older than I'd expect - but perhaps in fair keeping with the time in which he lived. Some of his inner conversations and observations had me saying "Yes! Yes!" - how can these awarenesses of human beings general ugliness ... Read More
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- America's most beloved and misunderstood novel...One of America's most beloved and misunderstood novels, written in pitch-perfect prose, straight from the heart. Interesting how so many would condemn this novel, along with Twain's Finn, without ever having turned a page of it. Should be read four times: in adolescence; in one's tweens; on the cusp of middle-age; and right before they throw the switch.
Rating:
- Amazing book, but pre-consciousI love this book, and have read it several times over the years - and will read it again. It's masterfully written, full of amazing and realistic detail, and incredibly modern for something written sixty years ago. While reading it I kept thinking to myself that it was MORE modern than most books written in the past few years. I also got the feeling, as I read it - and I base this on nothing but gut instinct - that this book heralded in a new dawn of writing. Kudos Salinger!
I can't help ... Read More
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- Book is very interesting and very easy to relate with... I read this book in 4 or 5 hours I think, and I can honestly say this is a great book. I always remember there being so much fuss about this book (although I am only 22), so I wanted to read it for myself and see how it was. To tell you the truth, I didn't think the language was very bad, and the sexual content was minimal. I have read books and seen movies that were much worse than this book. This story is all about a young teenage boy that does not know what to do with his life. It was a great ... Read More
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