The Catcher in the Rye

Mass Market Paperback, 214 pages

English language

Published Nov. 26, 1967 by Bantam Books.

OCLC Number:
706900253

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5 stars (4 reviews)

Story of Holden Caufield with his idiosyncrasies, penetrating insight, confusion, sensitivity and negativism.

49 editions

Classic Book About The Woes of Adolescence

5 stars

Im not sure if I would've liked this book 25 years ago. But now, I can appreciate the feelings Holden talks about, with nothing making sense and everything being depressing at his age and current path in life. He doesn't know where he belongs yet. His life goes to pieces.

Yes, the language is dated and yes, there are parts that are highly controversial today, so you need to take into account the time it was written, as trite as it sounds. I'm glad I read it at an older age. Things get better.

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Subjects

  • Runaway teenagers
  • Fiction
  • Holden Caulfield (Fictitious character)