I read the Catcher in the Rye about a year ago for the first time. I decided to re-read parts of it to refresh my memory about it. It is one of my favorite books I have ever read, so this blog will reflect on why I like it so much.
I like that this book is real. It isn't glorified, it isn't unbelievable, it isn't some fairy tale that couldn't happen. What it is, though, is about a teenage boy who thinks a lot. He doesn't do too well in school, not that he isn't smart, but he is just not interested in most school subjects and thinks it's stupid and fake, so he just doesn't do the work or doesn't go to school.
I like the quotes. I like the way that Holden Caulfield thinks. Most quotes from the book is quotes that Holden made while thinking when he was walking around or something like that. I feel like we think similarly sometimes.
The book is also very weird and interesting. It is hard to put down because you want to know what is going to happen next. There are a lot of books that are kind of hard to read because they're old, but I didn't find this one hard to read at all. It is really easy to ready and understand and relate to.
I was never one of those people that worshiped the book and think it is like one of the best things ever written, but it is really good and I recommend it for anyone, really, but probably for people more around my age though. Most books I read for school, I don't hate but I don't like either. Sometimes, I'll learn a bit from them, but not as much as I think I should for school books, but this one is really good and relatable and I feel like I've learned from it a lot. It is definitely one of my favorite books that I've read for school.
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 2001. Print.
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