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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
sad
medium-paced
I don't know if I liked this book or not.
Holden is a deeply unlikeable character and his actions are highly annoying and scattered and I very much didn't enjoy reading about him. His inner monologue is equally as scattered and full of what he doesn't like about the world and literally everyone else. He's so busy calling everyone else a phony when he's the biggest phony of them all. He's trying to give the impression he's cool and knows better, but in reality, he gives away who he really is; a lonely boy who doesn't feel like he belongs anywhere to the point where he wants to leave everything behind. And I don't actually think he's trying to convince the reader of this, he's trying to convince himself.
This is a book about lonliness, teenage rebellion, underlying mental health issues (not exactly something acknowedged a lot during the 40s and 50s), and a small hope that the future might be better if you get away from where you currently are. I get why it's a classic, why it's talked about and read, but I'm not certain I liked it anyways. It has parts I liked, things I could relate to, but I think my dislike of Holden and my disagreement with a lot of his actions took away from them.
Holden is a deeply unlikeable character and his actions are highly annoying and scattered and I very much didn't enjoy reading about him. His inner monologue is equally as scattered and full of what he doesn't like about the world and literally everyone else. He's so busy calling everyone else a phony when he's the biggest phony of them all. He's trying to give the impression he's cool and knows better, but in reality, he gives away who he really is; a lonely boy who doesn't feel like he belongs anywhere to the point where he wants to leave everything behind. And I don't actually think he's trying to convince the reader of this, he's trying to convince himself.
This is a book about lonliness, teenage rebellion, underlying mental health issues (not exactly something acknowedged a lot during the 40s and 50s), and a small hope that the future might be better if you get away from where you currently are. I get why it's a classic, why it's talked about and read, but I'm not certain I liked it anyways. It has parts I liked, things I could relate to, but I think my dislike of Holden and my disagreement with a lot of his actions took away from them.
reflective
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great storyline but it was difficult to read especially long paragraphs. I feel Salinger made this narrative more complex than truly necessary. The tiny font didn't help either.
ahhhhhh rereading this book for the first time since high school and love it even more than I did before. The ending just about made me cry. I had so many thoughts reading it but for the most part I was thinking this book is hilarious and real and depressing and a new favorite 5/5
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
reflective
sad
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
This book killed me. It really did. It killed me. I get a big bang out of it every time. I’m not kidding.
My favourite book ever. I can’t say enough good things about it - every sentence is a masterpiece.
My favourite book ever. I can’t say enough good things about it - every sentence is a masterpiece.
it was kinda funny to read, despite the heavy topics and hard events holden went through. i found it a bit slow in some parts, but i understand that it was done for a reason. there's a lot of elements that make you realize how period typical the book is, which is refreshing on one hand and lousy (🤪) on the other. i appreciated this book more than i thought i would initially :)