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"The Catcher in Rye" is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in conventional terms, there is hardly any plot at all). Salinger's style creates an effect of conversation, it is as though Holden is speaking to you personally, as though you too have seen through the pretences of the American Dream and are growing up unable to see the point of living in, or contributing to, the society around you. Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood, it deals with society, love, loss, and expectations without ever falling into the clutch of a cliche.
Penguin Books Ltd (United Kingdom) | |
1994 | |
9780140237504 | |
Paperback - 208 Pages |

Average rating (7 reviews)
Brilliant.
ROFLMAX | 13/04/2009 | See all ROFLMAX's reviews (18) »
A beautifully written look at the world through a cynical teenagers eyes.
NEarly everyone will enjoy this, it's simply fantastic. Highly reccomended.
A must read.
Kevin1075 | 04/01/2009 | See all Kevin1075's reviews (206) »
I read this for the first time in school (like it seems a lot of people must have!!) but I re-read it a few years back for a second time and still found it to be a must-read, with it's themes of disaffection and mental breakdown. I think at some time or another most people will have felt about the world the way Holden does and I think that's why so many people can read this book over and over. It's a definite classic.
Incredible
MaxWood | 14/09/2008 | See all MaxWood's reviews (24) »
Ill be clear with this. I don't read much and I was forced to read this book for School.
I came away thinking that this was the work of a genius. This book is absolutely fantastic, its witty and sarcastic and everything that a good book should be. This book is my favourite book of all time.
I would kill to see a film adaptation of this book or even better star in it myself, but thats another story! Buy this book no matter what age you are and you will appreciate it.



































