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I realise 'The Catcher in the Rye', is meant to be a literary classic that possibly everyone should read in their lifetime but I would advise against it. It was very depressing throughout. Where as I read for enjoyment,and really like a satisfying story that has some excitement and pleasurable moments, this book was the complete opposite. Reluctantly I am giving it a Pick due to the skill of the author but equally I would happily bin it.

Watching pointless on TV. They mentioned that the Catcher in the Rye is so popular that 685 copies are still being purchased every day. That's not bad foras it was first published in serial form in 1945 followed by the USA book which was published 1951. I purchased my copy last week.

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We were forced to read this in high school, I found this book to be really depressing and overrated. Holden is hard to like because he hates everything and everyone, and he screws his life up one mistake after another, but didn‘t feel sorry for him. I read this book for school and got rid of it. It doesn‘t deserve to be a classic in my eyes.

(Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa)

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#ItTakesAllKinds #BkmentionedInBk sometimes I think I was fortunate not to ever been assigned this book in school. I mean even though I loved reading,kids sometimes think the teacher is feeding you some life lesson you don‘t want to eat ! Any who, he had me at “all that David Copperfield kind of crap”

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1. Tagged it. I loved it! I know a lot of people don‘t, but way back when it was my favorite.
2. The Little House Books. I couldn‘t wait to get to the next one.
3. The Goldfinch

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Devo dire che forse mi aspettavo un pò di più, ma questo d'altronde è il problema dei classici, un poco sopravvalutati o invecchiati male. Probabilmente se avessi trovato questo libro su una bancarella dell usato, libro completamente sconosciuto, lo avrei amato. Mi sono ritrovata molto nel personaggio, nella sua confusione verso il futuro e presente, e nostalgia dei momenti passati. L'insofferenza verso il mondo e l'amore per le piccole cose.

This kid…🙄

A few years ago, my cousin and I got to talking about this book. I told her I had it but had never read it. She said she had read it as an adult and hated it, but everyone she knew who read it for the first time as a teen loved it. I concur. At 40 years old, I can‘t think of anyone whose opinion I care less about than a misanthropic teenage boy (who, if this book took place today, would definitely be considered an “incel”). Cont‘d…

I reread this classic set in December. My daughter had not read it yet, and we had a very enjoyable buddy read. #WinterGames #SnowAngels

#firstlinefridays Buddy read with my adult daughter this month.

Salinger was writing before the social networks: “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” -The Catcher in the Rye

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I found this book to be really depressing and overrated. Holden hates everything and everyone, and he screws his life up one mistake after another, but didn‘t feel sorry for him. I read this book for school and got rid of it.

A couple of classics for July #Bookspin and #Doublespin.

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As a high schooler and as a teacher, this is a favorite. I always read Ch. 25 out loud to my students--even the “fuck yous“ because to not do so would be censoring the book--something I would never do. That was fine for ALL the years I taught. Not one parent complaint. Until 2020. In the 21st century. I am terrified a Handmaid's-Tale world is not far away.

My March #Roll100 is VERY serious…😬

I‘ve never read The Catcher in the Rye, but I‘ve heard that usually the people who love it are the ones who first read it as angsty teens, and people who read it for the first time as adults hate it. Anyone else have any experience with this? Will it make a difference if I‘m an angsty adult?

So I‘m not reading it right now, one of my favorite first lines ever!
“” If you really want to hear about it,the first thing you‘ll probably want to know is where I was born,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 really want to know the truth.”

Good book, great detail of how holden goes through his childhood and Adult hood.

The catcher in the rye explores more than anything else. J.D Salinger‘s mind in his boyhood if the book may seem to have its themes over the place that‘s because the past life of someone isn‘t a theme. This book is just J.D Salinger opening a gateway to examine the condition of people like Holden and I think this raw writing makes some of the best books 8/10

Some fun sites for THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, if interested:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRazj1jAKYRTFdeGCYPlH9yyvgRZ9e4y...

Another highly banned book that I gladly taught my juniors. Most students end up having some opinions on Holden Caulfield: some people consider Holden a conflicted but sympathetic anti-hero; others think he‘s a mopey, antisocial jerk who needs to get over himself. I tried to get them to see him as the flawed hero he is who questions the world around him because he can't find a way to fit in it or to care about it. #stillrelevant

“Not every book is for everybody, but every book is for someone.” Joslyn Diffenbaugh #bannedbooks

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📖 Tagged… I‘ve never grown out of it, and I am not ashamed.😂

✍️ Justin Cronin, based solely on The Passage series, which is incredible.

🎥 Clue! And I‘m gonna cheat and choose a tv show too: Camelot

🎤 Cage the Elephant, The Cars

🎵 The Chain (Fleetwood Mac), Clint Eastwood (Gorillaz), Closer (NIN), Come As You Are (Nirvana), Come Pick Me Up (Ryan Adams), Country Grammar (Nelly)

Went waaaay overboard on songs. 😂

This depressing book is about an immature loser that struggles to keep friends and flunks high school. He‘s socially awkward and doesn‘t fit in. But I honestly didn‘t feel that sorry for him. He‘s pessimistic and hateful about everything. It may be a historic book but it is overrated.

"Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone."

Enjoying this beautiful morning before the temperature rises.

"The whole hotel lobby was empty. It smelled like fifty million dead cigars. It really did."

Outdoor lunchtime reading. Working from home this week since I continue to test positive for Covid even on day 10!

I like how he hated everything

❤ #dedications ❤

Ahhh, you gotta love a well worn book cover!

I am loving this book so far. I can't remember anything about the story from the first time I read it at age 16. I find myself laughing outloud a lot now, but I sure wish I could remember exactly what I thought of it way back when. What could my teenage perspective have been like? Did this book shape who I became as an adult? It will be fun to find out as I read more!

I LOVE finding hand-written gems like this in old books. The edition I have was published in 1966. 💘💝💖💗💓💞

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

"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."

(I still can't believe this book was first published 71 years ago - wow!)

Up next! I first read this book way back when I was 16 years old (as evidenced by this photo that my mother snapped of me in 1988). I remember liking the story a lot and immediately running out and buying the rest of J.D. Salinger's books. Now I am looking forward to reading it, again, at age 50 and seeing what I think of it after so many years have passed. 🙃☺️🙂

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I don't advocate Fahrenheit 451'ing books, but I'd do it to this one. I haven't been this bored reading in a v long time...
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Been meaning to read this for way too long, and i wasn't disappointed. It was in no way what I expected which was probably why I enjoyed it so much. Holden really isn't the full ticket and his frenetic changes of thought don't lead to a really coherent story, but surely that's the point here, he can't maintain a normal life and his actions lead him into crazy situations and relationships. I can relate to his problems, anyway.

I just started reading this for school. Holden‘s character is very controversial so far, but I actually like him😂

Revisited this one from my childhood. Great imagery. Pretentious and not very relatable.

Went to a bookstore that sells used books and got these gems. I don't know which to start with! :) Any recommendations? Was thinking of The Catcher in the Rye?

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 90.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.