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can’t stand holden but i'm literally him at the same time, guess i’m a phony :-) like a jaded, disillusioned kid who just flunked out of school struggling at the brink of adolescence and adulthood...i feel so seen.

"I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot."
mood.

"'The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly
for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.'"

gumimegpoid2009's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad

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

4.5

idgaf

luu_hbr's review against another edition

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slow-paced

0.5

thotfitzgerald's review against another edition

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5.0

This was my great-Grandfather's favourite book.
At first I wasn't connecting with Holden. His actions seem absurd and there was nothing to make me sympathetic to him. However, as the book progresses, Salinger expands on Holden's thought processes and I found myself not just understandings Holden, but realizing how alike we are. We are all impulsive, absurd, immature, rude, cruel. The largest difference between us and the people we see as childish idiots are impulse control and the ability to think things through.

madison_gleason's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5⭐️

aeliesee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-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

5.0

My favourite teenage book

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3.5

holden was a good bit insufferable, annoying and extremely flawed yet this was somehow still comedic and enjoyable. great read.

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