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

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

a nice little classic that im glad to finally have read! i don't really understand all the hate that seems to exist in the world fo holden caulfied bc it seems his biggest crime seems to be that he's a teenager? i maybe missed the boat a bit in reading this as a newly 22 y/o but there was a lot of poignant Teen Things in this that i still felt like i could relate to and understand even now, but in a way that's more of a ' i kinda remember feeling a similar thing at 16' thing. i feel like if id read this a lot faster than i did id have some stronger feelings on it overall but there's something nice and comforting in the way being a teenager angry at the world and having a dislike for things that ppl love - like the cinema? - is something that seems to endure across time!