Publication Date:January 30, 2001 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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ISBN13: 9780316769174
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Amazon.com Review Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins,
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them."
His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation.
Product Description Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures.
A nice readSeptember 9, 2010 MC in Tokyo I enjoyed the novel.
I remember feeling something similar to Holden's "phony-ness" when I was a teenager. Today, several decades later, the feeling is still there with regard to certain institutions and authorities in society. It makes me wonder what it means to be "genuine" and whether I have become that.
AS USUAL YOU CAN COUNT ON AMAZONSeptember 6, 2010 Callista McCaig The book arrived quickly and of course it was in great condition. I am 67 and I can't believe I still think I am Holden.
so-soSeptember 5, 2010 bobbyr 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I know this book is a classic -- that's why I wanted to read it. It's very easy to read, but I did not get much enjoyment out of it. I understand Caulden has angst, but that's all the book was about?
Great book in great formatSeptember 1, 2010 getsby There is no need to review the literacy work, I guess, but I was delighted of the book format itself.
While ordering I haven't noticed that it is not a regular format and really like it. It is small, really suits for carrying around and is very good for personal gift, which was the purpose of purchase.
I like also hard covers and recycled-like paper.
Not worth it's iconic status.August 24, 2010 A. Acevedo 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was the selection for my book club, and it was chosen since it is considered a classic. I'm sure at the time it was a masterpiece, and it feels very authentic, but it doesn't really strike me as timeless. The general view of the club was no one really liked it. I'm glad I read it, since I at least now know, but I would not recommend it nor reread it.
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