The Catcher in the Rye
Info
- Author: J.D. Salinger
- Genre: Classic Lit.
- Publisher:
- Type: Official Fiction Book
- Release: Jun 12, 1951
- ASIN/ISBN: 0316769177
- Rating:
- Status: Read (288 Pages)
Review
On Jun 12, 2008 Brittney said:
Perhaps it was just the way the story began and the tone set by the voice of Holden Caulfield that most attracted me to this book. I enjoyed reading this book mostly because of it's pacing. For a story that takes place in such a short amount of time there is so much that happens, and since it's told from Holden's perspective, we're really in his head, hearing his thoughts, however, seemingly disjointed.
Details
A sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield (the son of wealthy parents) runs away from school to his home in New York. Wandering the city alone, he is disillusioned by the superficiality of it and its citizens. However, it is through witnessing his young sister Phoebe going round and round on a merry-go-round after a trip to the zoo that he receives any sort of answer or joy, not from the advices of the school teachers, girlfriend and other acquaintances he meets along the way.Th