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The Catcher in the Rye - Community Reviews back

by J.D. Salinger
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Meandering Em's
Meandering Em's rated it 12 years ago
I was not allowed to read this book as a child. I shouldn't have read it as an adult either. I'm sorry that the Bloomfield Library reading club selected it. Why do I feel this way? This book is full of foul language from the first page to the last. God's name is NOT held in reverence. Could th...
Reading Junkie
Reading Junkie rated it 14 years ago
After reading The Catcher in the Rye, I'm left with the resounding feeling of meh. I don't get why this is so controversial or worth banning or why it's a classic. It's extremely dated and I don't think kids today would feel any sort of connection with it - they'd probably stop reading it all toget...
1st Avenue
1st Avenue rated it 25 years ago
One of my "favorite" books that I can't bring myself to rate highly. The word favorite is in parentheses because this book still confuses me to this day, like it was meant to.When I read this book for the first time, I read it on my own and I loved it immediately. It spoke of adolescence and the str...
Gosh I Wish I was a Good Writer
Gosh I Wish I was a Good Writer rated it 34 years ago
My Mom made me read it!
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