A review by somethingarosie
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

2.0

You know, I gotta be honest here, this book, 'The Catcher in the Rye,' it didn't really do it for me. I mean, Holden, he's just so darn irritating most of the time. Yeah, sure, there were moments when I kinda felt for the guy, but overall, he's just too much to handle. I get it, the whole point is he's supposed to be this insufferable teenager who doesn’t want to study and it's like... boohoo, you don’t wanna study, get over it! But, hey, I do feel for him, 'cause there's nods to him dealing with the grief of losing his brother, but his arrogance distracts from what could have been a much more profound book. And if I hear the word 'phony' one more time, I swear, I'm gonna explode. It's like, I wanted to give Holden a shake and tell him to snap out of it, ya know? But hey, that's just me. Some folks dig it, but for me, it was just a big ol' snooze fest. Couldn't catch me in that rye if you paid me.