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The Catcher In The Rye

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Mushesgirl
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The Catcher In The Rye

Someone put it in my laundry room so I decided to read it. Somehow I escaped 17 years of schooling without having it as required reading lol-

What are your thoughts? I know this is given a lot in hs, but I found the themes very adult and some quite disturbing, and some of it quite possibly over my head as a teen.

I loved that it takes place in NYC around Christmas in the 50's.

Posted 11/16/13 9:42 AM
 
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elizabeth78
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The Catcher In The Rye

As an adult now.. I love this book!! Classic

Posted 11/17/13 8:38 PM
 

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I'd like to re-read it. I don't think I did it justice (or even really read it!) when I was in highschool. I've been trying to get more into the classics- just read War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, On the Road, Brave New World, etc.

This, The Great Gatsby, and Watership Down are on my list to re-read.

Posted 11/18/13 4:35 PM
 

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Posted by elizabeth78

As an adult now.. I love this book!! Classic



Agreed. I read this in my early 20s and its one of my favorites.

Posted 11/18/13 10:09 PM
 

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I read it in my early teens and I didn't fully grasp everything the book dealt with and I didn't understand Holden's breakdown.

As an adult, I understand it much more, but I like Holden less now than I did when I was younger, if that makes sense.

It's great book. It bothers me that people still challenge it. So well written.

Posted 11/19/13 1:34 PM
 

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My favorite book of all time. I taught jr high/high school English for 11 years and am quite an avid reader, so that's saying a lot Chat Icon

I've found that it's a love it or hate it book, although personally, I just can't get on board with someone who doesn't like it. It just doesn't compute. Chat Icon

Posted 11/19/13 1:51 PM
 

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Re: The Catcher In The Rye

Posted by DirtyBlonde

I read it in my early teens and I didn't fully grasp everything the book dealt with and I didn't understand Holden's breakdown.

As an adult, I understand it much more, but I like Holden less now than I did when I was younger, if that makes sense.

It's great book. It bothers me that people still challenge it. So well written.



What do they challenge? just curious.

It was definitely a page turner for me, edge of my seat what happens next kinda thing, but I can't put this in my favorites list. I just didn't love it; maybe too depressing.

Posted 11/19/13 10:22 PM
 

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The Catcher In The Rye

I hated this book when I read it in high school. I totally didn't get it, maybe it was over my head at that age. I guess I could give it another shot one of these days but I haven't gone back to it since then.

Posted 11/20/13 3:45 PM
 

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Posted by july4mrsO

I hated this book when I read it in high school. I totally didn't get it, maybe it was over my head at that age. I guess I could give it another shot one of these days but I haven't gone back to it since then.



I feel like I would've too had I read it back then. It would've been out of context for me at that age

Posted 11/21/13 9:09 AM
 

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I always think of this book at this time of the year; we were assigned to start reading it right before the Thanksgiving weekend in my sophomore English class.

I devoured the book in a day or two. I connected a lot with Holden at the time; I've since re-read it, a few times over the years, and naturally I don't feel as connected to a teenage character.

I still love the book, though. It's one of my favorites of all time.

I don't have too much going on for the Thanksgiving weekend...I may just have to go back and revisit an old friend, thanks to this post. Chat Icon

Posted 11/21/13 12:39 PM
 

Mushesgirl
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Posted by PearlJamChick

I always think of this book at this time of the year; we were assigned to start reading it right before the Thanksgiving weekend in my sophomore English class.

I devoured the book in a day or two. I connected a lot with Holden at the time; I've since re-read it, a few times over the years, and naturally I don't feel as connected to a teenage character.

I still love the book, though. It's one of my favorites of all time.

I don't have too much going on for the Thanksgiving weekend...I may just have to go back and revisit an old friend, thanks to this post. Chat Icon



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Posted 11/23/13 4:51 PM
 

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I enjoyed this book as a teenager, understood it more in 20's and want to re read it now that I am reading this message lol

Many schools have banned this book -- I read it for the first time in 8th grade.

Posted 11/25/13 11:28 AM
 

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I didn't read it in high school, but as an adult. Not a fan.

Posted 11/26/13 9:59 AM
 

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The Catcher In The Rye

I read it in high school and multiple times as an adult. It's one of my least favorite books. I don't find Holden to be an appealing character at all.

Posted 11/29/13 8:45 PM
 

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The Catcher In The Rye

I absolutely CANNOT stand this book. I find Holden to be one of the most annoying characters and couldn't get any connection to him other than disliking him. I know many people find it a classic, but I just can't like it.

Posted 12/1/13 9:36 PM
 

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I started reading this book & I cannot stand the way Holden speaks. I always hear Spencer Tracy in my head.

Posted 12/3/13 10:11 AM
 

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Re: The Catcher In The Rye

Posted by Mushesgirl

Posted by DirtyBlonde

I read it in my early teens and I didn't fully grasp everything the book dealt with and I didn't understand Holden's breakdown.

As an adult, I understand it much more, but I like Holden less now than I did when I was younger, if that makes sense.

It's great book. It bothers me that people still challenge it. So well written.



What do they challenge? just curious.




The wiki page for the book links articles talking about the reasons, like Holden's language, the sexual references, Holden being a bad role model. But hell, Judy Blume books have been banned places. It's usually people that haven't read the books that try to get them censored.

Posted 12/18/13 5:41 PM
 

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Love, love, love Catcher in the Rye. Loved it in HS too when I first read it. Such a classic, excellent read.

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