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A review by bonitazivot
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
2.5
The catcher in the Rhye? It killed me. It really did.
I heard a lot of mixed reviews on this one, and tried to go in trying to analyze both sides. Why is it a classic and why do so many people hate it?
Personally I thought it was... just alright. Maybe a 5.5 out of 10. Thinking back on my teen years and feeling like I didn't belong, I could somehow relate to Holden. Of course, you're going to feel sad and I remember constantly wanting to disappear because I felt like no one understood me. Ya know, typical teen stuff.
Somewhere halfway through the book, it kinda reminded me of the movie adaptation of Into the Wild. And before you tell me off, just hear me out! Imagine old Christopher McCandles in his late teens, upset as hell about the high expectations of our society and how you always do the best, so you can be the best, so others can see you are the best. Then read this quote from The Catcher In The Rhye:
"You ought to go to a boys' school sometime. Try it sometime", I said. "It's full of phonies, and all you do is study so that you can learn enough to be smart enough to be able to buy a goddam Cadillac some day..." - P141
I agree with some of the reviews claiming the book doesn't quite have a plot. It really doesn't, but when reading between the lines, it makes you think it's about trying to find where you belong.
Anyway, that's all I'm going to tell about. No spoilers or anything. If you like it, that s up to you but I thought it was just alright. I really did.
I heard a lot of mixed reviews on this one, and tried to go in trying to analyze both sides. Why is it a classic and why do so many people hate it?
Personally I thought it was... just alright. Maybe a 5.5 out of 10. Thinking back on my teen years and feeling like I didn't belong, I could somehow relate to Holden. Of course, you're going to feel sad and I remember constantly wanting to disappear because I felt like no one understood me. Ya know, typical teen stuff.
Somewhere halfway through the book, it kinda reminded me of the movie adaptation of Into the Wild. And before you tell me off, just hear me out! Imagine old Christopher McCandles in his late teens, upset as hell about the high expectations of our society and how you always do the best, so you can be the best, so others can see you are the best. Then read this quote from The Catcher In The Rhye:
"You ought to go to a boys' school sometime. Try it sometime", I said. "It's full of phonies, and all you do is study so that you can learn enough to be smart enough to be able to buy a goddam Cadillac some day..." - P141
I agree with some of the reviews claiming the book doesn't quite have a plot. It really doesn't, but when reading between the lines, it makes you think it's about trying to find where you belong.
Anyway, that's all I'm going to tell about. No spoilers or anything. If you like it, that s up to you but I thought it was just alright. I really did.