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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
funny
lighthearted
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
medium-paced
I read this book really fast, which is a good sign. But I was on edge the whole time, expecting the main character to be some kind of psychopath, but he wasn't.
He was just lonely and emotional! He missed his siblings and loved them very much.
I had fun reading it, especially the ending.
He was just lonely and emotional! He missed his siblings and loved them very much.
I had fun reading it, especially the ending.
Imprescindible!!. Hacía tiempo que un libro no me provocaba el torrente de reflexiones que me ha producido este. El personaje del joven Holden Caulfield es una maravilla. Un tipo capaz de odiar todo y a todos y, sin embargo, con un corazón enorme. Todo el libro me ha parecido una maravilla, pero por destacar algo, la relación de Holden con su hermana es, posiblemente, la parte que más he disfrutado.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
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
I read this novel for a reading challenge at my local library in which I needed to read a classic and a book that has been banned. (2 boxes checked!) One aspect that I really enjoyed about reading this, is that I genuinely felt myself drift back in time, which is a benefit to reading any classic. From the use of old time verbiage and slang (I had to google the meaning of some of them), to the real time descriptions of a typical day in the 1950s, I felt truly immersed in the city culture of the era. Although I found this book to be depressing at times, I appreciated the main character’s honesty as he tells the story of how he finds meaning and purpose in life.
at first i was really annoyed by Holden but i think in reality he’s really intelligent. this book finally got me out of a reading slump so im grateful for that. it’s not one of my favorite classics i’ve ever read but it was definitely entertaining and kept me intrigued.