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

2.5

The last 3 or so chapters are the only genuinely interesting part of this book. The rest of it is absolutely insufferable, Holden is insufferable - he is supposed to be what 16 years old and yet he talks and acts like a 12 year old boy who just hit puberty - and it's very obvious very early on why he acts this way, and what stuff going on with him. But it takes him the entire book to realise *yawn*.

I can completely understand why any boy (sorry to be generalising) aged 12 - 14 would eat this book up like it's the best book ever written. But any older and I'd be questioning your comprehension, maturity, and awareness skills.
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