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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye | Jerome D. Salinger
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Bklover
Catcher in the Rye | J D Salinger
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#TLT
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

Thanks again @dabbe ❤️❤️❤️
There‘s still time to participate if you haven‘t already!

annahenke The little house books is a great one! 🫶 2w
jewright What do you like about The Catcher in the Rye? I love these other two, but I loathe The Catcher in the Rye. Holden Caulfield is just so whiny. 2w
dabbe I loved teaching CATCHER, and it was a fave when I was in high school. @jewright ... I tried to tell the kids (who usually thought Holden was whiny) to see how fragile he is and that he hates that the world has moved on whereas he hasn't because he can't get over the loss of Allie. That's a reason he lashes out at everything and everybody. My humble opinion of course. 😍 2w
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dabbe I'm making a list, checking it twice, and I'll make it available to all whether naughty or nice! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 2w
Bklover @jewright Well, it‘s been over 40 years (I‘m 64) since I read it, but I somehow related to Holden. Probably an indication that I‘m whiny! 😏😁 2w
Bklover @dabbe Well I may just have to read it again!💜💙 2w
dabbe @Bklover 🤩😍😃 2w
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masticocarta
Il giovane Holden | J. D. Salinger
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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.

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Maggie4483
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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…

Maggie4483 She also said that after I read it, I should watch this particular episode of South Park (the name of which I won‘t mention because it‘s gross). It‘s pretty accurate. On the plus side, it‘s set during Christmas, so I‘m counting it for #WinterGames, and I found 30 #WGWordSearch words. (edited) 3mo
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CogsOfEncouragement
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I reread this classic set in December. My daughter had not read it yet, and we had a very enjoyable buddy read. #WinterGames #SnowAngels

peanutnine How fun! 3mo
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CogsOfEncouragement
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#firstlinefridays Buddy read with my adult daughter this month.

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ChrisBohjalian
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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

marleed So true! 4mo
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chlolovesbooks
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

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RememberEmmitTill
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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.

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Maggie4483
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A couple of classics for July #Bookspin and #Doublespin.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 9mo
dabbe Two most AWESOME choices! And both so different from each other! Can't wait to read what you think about them! 🤗 9mo
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dabbe
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#MarchMagic
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#FavoriteBannedBook

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.

IndoorDame I get more scared of that world becoming real with every passing year! 12mo
dabbe @IndoorDame We gotta hang in there, sista! 💪❣️🤗 12mo
Eggs Great choice - love Holden! 12mo
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ChelseaM6010 👏👏 12mo
TheLudicReader I don‘t censor when I read aloud either. There are always furtive looks shared across the room. It‘s just a word people! Things are not too bad here….yet. It‘s so scary what is happening in your neck of the woods. 12mo
dabbe @Eggs 🥰 12mo
dabbe @ChelseaM6010 ❣️ 12mo
dabbe @TheLudicReader It is. Teachers are scared to even say anything. Our newly crowned state superintendent has created a hotline where any parent can call and complain about what the teachers say/teach. I'm tempted to call to voice my complaint about him. 🤣 Sometimes, the situation just seems hopeless. 12mo
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Maggie4483
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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?

thebackyardgnome I've noticrd that peoplr who come from cultures thst cultivste, for thr lack of better term, big emotions without necessarhily writing thrm off as someonr beinf dramatic right away trnd to enjoy it even as adults more oftrn - a lot of peiple I met from Slavic and Mditerrean areas still not so rarely hold it in high regsrd. It's interesthng. 13mo
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Leftcoastzen
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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.”

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

spegnart What exactly happens in his childhood and adulthood that make it notable? 1y
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Mayfairdom
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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

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

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

readingjedi Love this cover! 1y
dabbe @readingjedi Thanks! I love how it shows Holden's angst and Phoebe's innocence before she gets on the carousel. 1y
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dabbe
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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

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

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sprainedbrain
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#ManicMonday #LetterC

📖 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. 😂

batsy Clue!! So good. It's my comfort viewing. 2y
sprainedbrain @batsy same! I love that movie so much. 2y
CBee Awesome answers 👏🏻👏🏻 Thanks for playing! 2y
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Ruthiella The Chain! Fabulous song, I agree. 👍 2y
jlhammar Have you read this memoir yet? I really enjoyed it. 2y
eeclayton Come Pick Me Up was almost my choice too. So good ❤️ 2y
sprainedbrain @jlhammar it‘s been on my TBR for so long…I will move it up!! 2y
UwannaPublishme @sprainedbrain @jlhammar I also loved My Salinger Year! 🙌🏻 2y
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JohnLAndBenji
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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.

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SRWCF
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"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."

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SRWCF
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Enjoying this beautiful morning before the temperature rises.

kspenmoll Jus gorgeous! I am happy you can enjoy it! 2y
SRWCF @kspenmoll Thank you! On the mornings that I work from home, I spend about 30 minutes out on our back patio enjoying the cooler weather and a good book. 2y
ElizaMarie This looks like it feels and smells absolutely amazing! 2y
CoffeeNBooks Beautiful view! 2y
SRWCF @CoffeeNBooks I do love it! 2y
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SRWCF
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"The whole hotel lobby was empty. It smelled like fifty million dead cigars. It really did."

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

Leftcoastzen So unpredictable! 2y
SRWCF @Leftcoastzen It really is - I'm sooo over it, but it's clearly not finished with me just yet! 🤣 2y
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ValerieTrakachenok
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I like how he hated everything

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SRWCF
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#dedications

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SRWCF
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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!

Bookwomble I read it when I was 21 and remember also laughing a lot, which my girlfriend thought was an inappropriate reaction. Not sure what I'd make of it now, as I recall so little of it. 2y
Leftcoastzen @Bookwomble I read it when I was young and a couple times years later, I laugh every time ! Maybe that says I‘m still stuck in an adolescent state in a world full of phonies. 2y
SRWCF @Bookwomble I usually never re-read books, but I've had such a good time with Catcher thus far, that I'm thinking of revisiting my teen favorites. In particular, The Little Prince, 1984, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged. 2y
SRWCF @Leftcoastzen Hey, you can either laugh or cry in this world. I prefer to laugh, even if that makes me appear to be emotionally stunted. 🤣 2y
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SRWCF
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I LOVE finding hand-written gems like this in old books. The edition I have was published in 1966. 💘💝💖💗💓💞

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SRWCF
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#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!)

Graywacke “all that David Copperfield kind of crap” 🙂 (edited) 2y
SRWCF @Graywacke Good one, eh?! 😅 2y
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SRWCF
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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. 🙃☺️🙂

Graywacke Cool picture. Also, I had no idea what JD stood for. 2y
SRWCF @Graywacke Thank you! It's my favorite picture I have of me. 😊 I didn't know what it stood for, either. My edition is so old it doesn't have an ISBN number so I used one from the Litsy database that at least had the same original red cover and that's how I first found out about his names. I was today years old! 😂 2y
Alfoster So cool (pic and experience)!❤️👊 2y
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SRWCF @Alfoster Thanks! 2y
jlhammar Love that! Have you read this one yet? I really enjoyed it. 2y
SRWCF @jlhammar 🥰🥰🥰 I have not read that book but it sounds amazing. STACKED! 2y
marleed What a cool pic to have! 2y
SRWCF @marleed Yes! I cherish it. 2y
thelastmabelcorn The picture is everything! 2y
SRWCF @thelastmabelcorn I agree! It's a great memory! 2y
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rachelshareex
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👌

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TashaLeigh
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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DrJAdMerricksson
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CuriousG This book was *incredibly* grating on my nerves. It made me irrationally angry every time I picked it up because it bugged me so much 2y
CuriousG I wish I hadn't wasted my time on it. 2y
DrJAdMerricksson I KNOW, RIGHT!!! I've only ever wanted to torch one book. Now it's two 😹 2y
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gerry_mander
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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.

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

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KaraAnn90
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Revisited this one from my childhood. Great imagery. Pretentious and not very relatable.

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mgoga78
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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?

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yoavshai
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#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.

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bookiehannah
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Ok I‘m back to reading finally (knock on wood)

#thecatcherintherye #jdsalinger

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I‘m not sure how many times I‘ve read this, but it‘s my favorite always. Yes, it‘s one of the most aggressively polarizing books in existence. Yes, I have a son named Holden. You either identify with, and understand, Caulfield or you don‘t. Salinger really knocks me out. 😉 I wish he had more published works, but also perfectly satisfied with what he gave us.

Ruthiella I‘ve not read it since, but I was lucky enough to read this in high school, age 15, which was probably the perfect time to do so. I understood Holden and his anger and fear. 2y
britt_brooke @Ruthiella I was about 30 the first time I read it. I wish I‘d read it younger, but it still hit me hard. Loved it immediately. 💚 2y
melissajayne Read it 13 years ago at age 28 and I didn‘t like it 2y
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AshleyHoss820 Franny & Zooey and Nine Stories just knocked the wind out of me! He‘s a compelling author! This isn‘t my favorite, however, one could argue that because people get so annoyed with Holden that Salinger successfully wrote a realistic teenager. 😊 2y
britt_brooke @AshleyHoss820 I‘m rereading Nine Stories now. Also just started a Salinger biography today. I‘m on a kick. Might reread Franny and Zooey next. It‘s definitely another favorite! The dialogue is just so damned good. 2y
Cinfhen I love this book because it turned my non-reader son into a reader!!! He just clicked with this book in 9th grade. 2y
Cathythoughts I love it too .. it left a mark on my heart that comes alive every time I think of this story ❤️💔 2y
Leftcoastzen Don‘t get me started , I love all his books so much. 2y
Shemac77 Also my favorite! 2y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen I love that!! 2y
britt_brooke @Leftcoastzen I just started rereading Nine Stories. Planning to reread all his through November. I‘m reading a Salinger biography right now, too. 💚 2y
britt_brooke @Shemac77 I knew I liked you! 💚 How‘ve you been? We still seem to often miss each other‘s posts. 😂 (edited) 2y
Leftcoastzen I still want the Glass family to adopt me! 2y
Shemac77 @britt_brooke I know! I haven‘t been on here much. Work is completely insane. I haven‘t even been reading much. How about? How‘s life? 2y
britt_brooke @Shemac77 Life‘s good! Busy, but mostly fun. My boys are 7 and 9 now which boggles my mind! 😭 2y
Shemac77 They grow up so fast! @britt_brooke 2y
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themonaisa
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My heart! A hard book to forget about if you read it correctly. There‘s so much effort, intention, and fear. The influence of society and other people who fail Holden are the real villains; opens your eyes to how much we may be missing from the people around us. Great great story

Leftcoastzen Love your review! 2y
themonaisa @Leftcoastzen thank you!!!! 2y
Cathythoughts Great review! I agree , a great story 💔 2y
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themonaisa Thanks @Cathythoughts! It really is!! 2y
britt_brooke My favorite. 💚 2y
themonaisa Such a fantastic read! @britt_brooke One of those stories you feel in your bones 2y
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sjdreads
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This was my Sixth Year Studies RPR (review of personal reading) book. Loved it!

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bookiehannah
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On to my first read of The Catcher in the Rye! Tryna get through a few chapters while I‘m at work :)

#jdsalinger #catcherintherye #fiction #classics #classic

Cathythoughts ❤️💔 3y
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Kshakal
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Eggs 👏🏻📚👌🏼 3y
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guidosophia
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hey y‘all i‘m in college now🤪 anyways i liked the voice of this book a lot but i‘m not a huge fan of books where nothing much happens. also does he want to fuck his sister?

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IuliaC
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It looks like I'm starting this autumn with classics...feels like going back to school. I truly enjoyed this one.

Adolescence is a hard time in life especially when this age's natural tendency towards anxiety and depression is coupled with the loss of a siebling. Society is wonderfully x-rayed with witty humour and sharply dissected by a 16-year old teenager who defies it with guts and boldness.

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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I love Creep, and I‘ve never taken it as a song about a creeper or bad person. To me it‘s a song about not belonging, being the outsider and having no way to connect to anyone. Teen angst at its best. Which is why I thought of Holden from Catcher in the Rye. He pretty much embodies teen angst and feeling unheard.
Here‘s my favorite cover of the song btw: https://youtu.be/KDIQfTdKWuY Actual song starts round 2:55 if you don‘t want AGT backstory.

MidnightBookGirl Holden is definitely a Creep, and this totally would have been his theme song in the 90s! 3y
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Cazxxx
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Not a terrible book but nothing much happens and the main character whines a little too much for my liking. It‘s short and easy to read so I finished it in a couple of days