god what a strange book.....
whatd u think of it
2006-09-17 11:22:21 · 12 answers · asked by soccerandlaxfan4life 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yes....In high school and it was a great book. It is a classic. It was written by J.D. Salinger.
2006-09-17 11:35:32 · answer #1 · answered by Amina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've read it many times throughout school, and I didn't dislike the book, but don't think it's as amazing as many people make it out to be. I like how the story is honest, Holden has this crazy complex where he thinks he's better than everyone else because they're all 'phony', but it's pretty much obvious that he really despises himself, probably because he lacks the ability to 'join the crowd'. Everybody who reads this book can relate to Holden's character to some degree. It does show the life of an emotionally damaged young man, who has suffered problems in his past without support and as a result has a negatively outlook on the world.
Regardless of people's opinions on the book, I feel like it's just one of those American classics you have to read, and probably will at some point during your education.
2006-09-17 11:40:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. i didn't find it all that hard to relate to, but it is thought-provoking.
want some WIERD stuff?
Slaughterhouse Five ~Kurt Vonnegut
The Metamorphasis ~Franz Kafka
Animal Farm ~George Orwell
Tropic of Cancer ~Henry Miller
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ~James Joyce
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ~Hunter S. Thompson
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test ~Tom Wolfe
On the Road ~Jack Karoak
A Clockwork Orange ~Anthony Burgess
The Crying of Lot 49 ~Thomas Pynchon
Mrs. Dalloway ~Virginia Wolfe
2006-09-17 11:45:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but i've read "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" which is a modern day version of "Catcher in the Rye" and it is very good. I suggest everyone read that book some point in their life.
2006-09-17 11:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by * *Chloe* * 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes i have and agree with you.Another book that i have read and you may find interesting is "I am the King of the hill",or it was "King of the Hill",also strange.Read both many years ago.
2006-09-17 11:34:08 · answer #5 · answered by sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely a good insight to the inner workings of mental illness and detached parenting. I liked it.
2006-09-17 11:25:36 · answer #6 · answered by coolmom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I started reading it and had to give it up as too alien. I think only males can understand it.
2006-09-17 11:27:20 · answer #7 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read it a long time ago and I thought it was kind of stupid.
I have no clue why it's a favorite among serial killers.
2006-09-17 11:31:42 · answer #8 · answered by chefzilla65 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, 15 years ago.
2006-09-18 01:06:32 · answer #9 · answered by ♫Pavic♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read it and still have it, it was very strange. :)
2006-09-17 11:24:50 · answer #10 · answered by spiritcavegrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋