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andrearapuzzi's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-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
4.25
stelasanderova's review against another edition
informative
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
mreddy17's review against another edition
3.0
“ I don’t even know what I was running for—I guess I just felt like it. After I got across the road, I felt like I was sort of disappearing. It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.”
hollypatience's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mgaff57's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
thebookguardian's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Holden is a pretentious prick who always thinks everything is phony but infact he is the phony one who hates everything for the hell of it.
estefaniateixei's review against another edition
1.0
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Sinto que li o trabalho de casa de um rapaz de 16 anos onde tem que escrever sobre o que fez nas férias de inverno.
Sinto que li o trabalho de casa de um rapaz de 16 anos onde tem que escrever sobre o que fez nas férias de inverno.
heller24's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
letturediemme's review against another edition
4.0
This is my first review and honestly, the only thing pushing me to do it is spite. My mom HATES this book and Holden, so I knew before even starting it that I’d like it, because that’s what always happens. I wasn’t wrong.
Holden feels like such a real and accurate representation of what a traumatized teenage boy would think and say. Considering the time period and the kind of society he lives in, nothing he said or did came off as a surprise, especially when you start finding out what he’s gone through: what happened in his family, what he saw in one of his schools and the kind of relationship he’s developed with intimacy and sexuality. He’s a traumatized teenage boy with no proper support for his pain, who feels like the odd one out among his peers that he sees as either shallow, “phonies” becayse of the kind of schools and settings he’s ended up in.
I have to admit that the way the book’s written bothered me sometimes, but again, it was its charm. It’s perfectly fitting for the kind of book and for Holden’s character, so I can’t complain much.
Holden feels like such a real and accurate representation of what a traumatized teenage boy would think and say. Considering the time period and the kind of society he lives in, nothing he said or did came off as a surprise, especially when you start finding out what he’s gone through: what happened in his family, what he saw in one of his schools and the kind of relationship he’s developed with intimacy and sexuality. He’s a traumatized teenage boy with no proper support for his pain, who feels like the odd one out among his peers that he sees as either shallow, “phonies” becayse of the kind of schools and settings he’s ended up in.
I have to admit that the way the book’s written bothered me sometimes, but again, it was its charm. It’s perfectly fitting for the kind of book and for Holden’s character, so I can’t complain much.