| The Catcher in the Rye |  | Author: J. D. Salinger
Publisher: Penguin
Category: Book
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Rating:  290 reviews
Sales Rank: 63
Media: Paperback
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 014023750X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140237504
Publication Date: August 4, 1994
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Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent". Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his 16-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins: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. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two haemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them. His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive), capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation. --Amazon.com
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Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent". Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his 16-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins: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. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two haemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them. His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive), capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation. --Amazon.com
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 Amazing March 9, 2010
Brain Reid (waterford, ireland)
this is an amazing book from the small littles bits u would pass over like the color of a hat to how he says certain things. it is an amazing to see how the character thinks and acts he is a small bit of all of us.
For the small price id advise you to buy it u wont be disappointed
Excellent catch ... March 9, 2010
H. MATYSIAK (Dorset)
I read this book many years ago - as an angry teenager.
Good to catch up with what meant a lot to me then...
Good reading. Probably won't mean the same today to today's generation. Sad.
The catcher caught my eye March 6, 2010
P. S. Farley
I'm a mature reader,I mean I'm over sixty years of age;just about the same age as Salinger's story. Following the death of John Lennon I have always been curious about how the book ties in with Chapman's murder of Lennon. Why I have not read the book before now is probably down to laziness but at last I can say, "Yes, I've read it."
Not quite knowing what to expect I was pleasantly surprised to find a book that has a good sprinkling of humour. The story captivated my interest from the start when the writer explains that what he wants to talk about is when he 'left' his Pep-school in the U.S.A. Actually he is expelled from school and the story revolves around the events that occured in a time period following his expulsion.
It is not so much a novel but more a diary of happenings told in a youthful manner that speaks directly to the reader. I found myself identifying with some of Salinger's thoughts and experiences and marvelled at his form of expression. If anyone has seen the movie 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' starring Matthew Broderick (1986)in my opinion the movie follows Salinger's book with a similar theme.
I can recommend reading 'The Catcher in the Rye' to anyone who wishes to gain an insight to the mind of Mark Chapman, the imprisoned murderer of John Lennon. The book which contains humour, sarcasm, pathos and philosophy is a pleasurable, entertaining, easy read and leaves behind a lasting impression on the reader's psyche.PSF/06/03/10
 Catcher in the Rye March 4, 2010
J. A. Hutchinson (Leicester ,England)
After reading rave reviews for this book I must say that I was extremely disappointed with the content. To me it read like the diary entries of a seven - year old that had been put into book-form .I shall certainly not be purchasing any further reading from this author .
catcher in the rye March 3, 2010
Mrs. Shirley O. Nicholas (England)
Hadn't realised book was written from a 16-year old's perspective. Found writing perceptive, although a little over-the-top even for an American boy! Surprised how much I enjoyed it, and I'm 78 years old!
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