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ladybugwrites 's review for:
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
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.