panWish I could have called Salinger and asked him what the point of his book was! I just didn't get it.
I found Holden annoying, fickle, contradictory and full of himself - like a typical teenager really. But the story itself seemed quite pointless.
I can imagine that if I'd read this as a teenager myself, I would have been raving about it but that ship sailed twenty-odd years ago!
Not a good read at all.
#AtY #bookwithatextonlycover #PAN
julesG Wow, am I glad you wrote this. It mirrors my opinion of the book, probably for similar reasons. I did not read it in my teens, but late twenties and never understood what all the fuss was about. 7y
Victoria_Clyne Oh me too. I've read a number of 'classics' and not been able to figure out why they are a 'classic'. I feel like I've missed something. I have experienced the same thing with movies m. 7y
ShookBelf @Victoria_Clyne That's how I felt: like I was missing something. I can understand how controversial it was when it was first published but time has done it no favours. The whole point of the book (if there even is one) is lost in modern day. 7y
Songbird72 I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way about certain classics. 7y