J. D. Salinger: Catcher in the Rye (1977, Penguin)
218 pages
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1977 by Penguin.
Story of Holden Caufield with his idiosyncrasies, penetrating insight, confusion, sensitivity and negativism. Holden, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New York City and tells the story of what he did and suffered there.
The way the protagonist has been written makes me want to claw my eyes out. Why is every page of the book filled with excruciatingly crass detail about how he hates everything and nothing else of substance?
I wasn't forced to read this in school, and I was curious why all the psychopaths have it as their favorite book.
I still don't know.
It's a good portrait of a spoiled kid with some mental illness. After, I read some thought PTSD, and that sounds about right. It's like talking to a 17 yr old, but the message is strong. Worth reading.
I wasn't forced to read this in school, and I was curious why all the psychopaths have it as their favorite book.
I still don't know.
It's a good portrait of a spoiled kid with some mental illness. After, I read some thought PTSD, and that sounds about right. It's like talking to a 17 yr old, but the message is strong. Worth reading.
This book resonated much too well with me.
