Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cursing, Mental illness, MisogynyModerate
Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child deathMinor
SuicideCommunity Reviews
summary of 48753 ratings (see reviews)
Moods
emotional 46%
sad 37%
dark 33%
funny 30%
adventurous 20%
challenging 16%
tense 12%
lighthearted 7%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 4%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 4% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 34% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 5% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1% | N/A: 0%Average rating
277 pages | first published 1951
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Description
The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes u...
277 pages | first published 1951
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Description
The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes u...Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cursing, Mental illness, MisogynyModerate
Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child deathMinor
SuicideCommunity Reviews
summary of 48753 ratings (see reviews)
Moods
emotional 46%
sad 37%
dark 33%
funny 30%
adventurous 20%
challenging 16%
tense 12%
lighthearted 7%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 4%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 4% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 34% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 5% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1% | N/A: 0%Average rating