The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

3.58 AVERAGE

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embareads's review against another edition

5.0
emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Complicated
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oggybills's review against another edition

3.0
50yrs after the books release the book was spoken about sooooo often i felt i had to read it. so i was suprised the book was so 'laid back' in the writing sense 'use of colloquial language', also quite an easy topic to empathise with as an young teen. so a good honest read.

essie101's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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justanacorn's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny reflective sad medium-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
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finchthearcher's review against another edition

3.5
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jeslov's review against another edition

3.75
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
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lukasage's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Quite a nice but depressing read. Definitely portrays the aching pain of the loss of innocence in adolescence. Quite fitting for my current place in life.
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drasko1242's review against another edition

2.75
funny 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
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kaytank's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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jessiemessy's review against another edition

5.0
emotional reflective sad medium-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 wish this was a book I'd studied in school because I feel like there's so much going on here. I usually struggle with classics because the narrative voice can often be too bland for me but this one was so unique and I found Holden so funny at times. 

Genuinely wasn't expecting this book to make me sob but here we are. I felt so bad for him!
The image of Phoebe on the carousel at the end with Holden finally being happy was so moving and it really got me, I'll probably remember that the clearest whenever I think of this book.