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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I honestly didn't expect to like this book as much as I did. But here I am, already thinking about re-reading it, especially those last chapters and my highlights. It kinda felt like I was reading one of my classmates' journals, if he ever had one. He was kind actually, we'd talk about things like color palettes back then lol found out he was just way more interested in art than school subjects. Reading this book really reminded me of him. This book also made me think of how complex humans are, how much is going on in our minds even when we don't always show or say it. Salinger perfectly illustrated how complex that is.
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nothing happens in this book, but I didn’t want to stop reading. At some times I wondered if there’d be more than just holden’s thoughts and opinions, but in the end I understood it all. I think the book is terrifically simple, but says so much. I understand it so I rate it highly, because I think it is exactly what it is supposed to be.
adventurous
funny
sad
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
it is a terrifying thing to be inside the mind of a teenage boy and i never want to experience it again.
holden caulfield is one of the most notorious narrators in english literature, and that is probably because he makes you want to smash your head into a wall repeatedly. he is lazy, and hypocritical, and most of all a big phony, all while thinking everyone around him is a loser.
on top of having to constantly follow the actions of an irritating narrator, you also have to listen to his voice continuously, that terrible, haunting thing. he (or better, salinger) writes just like you would expect a teenage boy to talk: simple, blandly, disjointed, and riddled with unnecessary swear words. listening to a conceited teenage boy is daunting enough, imagine having to read through almost 200 pages of documented thoughts straight from a 16-year-old's immature brain. scarring, certainly.
i must say that from the hundreds of books i have read, this one must bear the title for the worst writing style.
i was so generous to spare another half star though, solely on the account of old phoebe.the last scene on the carousel was really something. though i could not bring up any emotions for any of the characters in this book, that last scene stirred something up in my stomach. though what, i cannot tell.
holden caulfield is one of the most notorious narrators in english literature, and that is probably because he makes you want to smash your head into a wall repeatedly. he is lazy, and hypocritical, and most of all a big phony, all while thinking everyone around him is a loser.
on top of having to constantly follow the actions of an irritating narrator, you also have to listen to his voice continuously, that terrible, haunting thing. he (or better, salinger) writes just like you would expect a teenage boy to talk: simple, blandly, disjointed, and riddled with unnecessary swear words. listening to a conceited teenage boy is daunting enough, imagine having to read through almost 200 pages of documented thoughts straight from a 16-year-old's immature brain. scarring, certainly.
i must say that from the hundreds of books i have read, this one must bear the title for the worst writing style.
i was so generous to spare another half star though, solely on the account of old phoebe.
I wasn't very mature when I read it, and it was assigned. Maybe one day ill read it again and appreciate it more. But all I think of when I hear about it is Holden complaining the whole time.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
reflective