Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

103 reviews

lewskj's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pedophilia, Cursing, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Terminal illness

abby_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

ok7a's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Cursing

Moderate: Grief and Sexism

Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Homophobia

pabi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Suicide, and Bullying

Minor: Cancer and Child death

tatianars's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Child death, and Death

allie_schick's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Sexism

ameliaflint's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book is undoubtedly a masterpiece. The way Salinger seamlessly narrates Holden’s downward spiral in such an approachable way is fantastic. Loved it, adored it, every word on the list. The only thing missing was this undefinable quality the makes a book, especially a classic, really stick with you. Maybe it’s Holden’s simplistic storytelling or the fact that I read this for school, but this book just didn’t hold that quality for me. This undeniably a good read that will have you in awe of the author, but I won’t be up at night pondering it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

jodi_xo's review

emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Honestly just wasn’t a fan of this book. I know so many people love it but I honestly just thought it wasn’t up to much. Holden is basically just a petulant child complaining about everything and everyone, spending his days chain smoking and calling everyone a “phony”. Very much a one tone book, nothing changes it’s literally just him wandering around New York feeling sorry for himself and complaining. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

cursed_sapphire's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Child death

alina990's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism