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| The Catcher in the Rye | 
 enlarge | Author: J. Salinger
Publisher: Penguin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  246 reviews
Sales Rank: 396
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised edition
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 014023750X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140237504
ASIN: 014023750X
Publication Date: August 4, 1994
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 Potentially a classic. October 4, 1999
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
J.D. Salinger writes with a wonderful fluency, and what makes this book flow, is the way in which he writes in this informal, 'goddam' style. However, what the book lacks is depth and substance, as it meanders through the plotline aimlessly at times. When I finished the book, I felt that it was like reading a first draft of a novel. The author obviously has talent, but is written too hastily, and I feel the story was somewhat rushed towards a hasty conclusion of 'That is all I have to say'. Catcher in the Rye does, however, make excellent light reading.
 The book of all books September 21, 1999
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
All I can say is that anyone who gives "The Catcher in the Rye" a review of less than 5 stars really hasn't understood the point of the book and should go back and read it again, more thoughtfully.
a must for all teenagers ,and wanabie teenagers September 14, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If for the rest of my life I was forced to read and only read one book ,Catcher in the rye would be my chose by a country mile.I feel I know the main character ,Holden caulfield and feel better for doing so.He,s mixed up, out of step and out of his depth ,but arent we all. Theres plenty of real belly laughs and tears along the way I humbly urge you to read this an icon of modern literiture.
The most influential book of the 20th Century August 28, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I felt compelled to send a review as some reviewers have failed to acknowledge the time & the circumstances in which it was published, for some especially the young, this book can be life changing it provides many strains of thought & messages for those who look deeply into it when they read it. It is probably no longer my favourite book but it was influential in encouraging me to move on to other literature & also provided me with a useful insight into the human condition.
A complex insight into human nature August 15, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Few books written in the 20th century can lay claim to probing and examining the nature of human action and thought as, "Catcher in the Rye." It is not a plot driven book but the plot is an apt one as it provides the ideal setting for the alienation of a teenager and the gradual degeneration of his emotion and life. To those mongoloids who proclaim this book anything less than exceptional I can only remind you as to the watershed nature of the book itself and the revolutionary literary style in which it is written. The book itself moves at a fast pace and constantly provides the reader with new, original insight into the main character's thougts and morals. It is not a plot based book and I would advise that you read it with some lucidity and actually examine what Salinger is trying to say. Apart from being one of the best satire type books of the century 'Catcher in the Rye' is undoubtably the pinnacle of any literary watershed written in the last 100 years.
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