The Catcher in the Rye

Title: The Catcher in the Rye

Author: J.D. Salinger

Genre: Coming of age

Brief Synopsis: We follow Holden Caulfield a psychologically unstable boy as he faces growing up after failing out of his school, Pencey Prep. Through his first person narration we journey with him through his days in New York encountering different people and situations that frame the plot of the story.

Comments: With The Catcher in the Rye having such a big reputation on the list of classics, I went into this book expecting a revolutionary work comperable to Golding's Lord of the Flies or Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. I was a bit disappointed. I kept waiting and waiting for that moment that would change everything, that little profound piece that I was missing...and it didn't really come for me.

Classify: Short read

Worth reading?: I didn't find it profound enough or entertaining for that matter to recommend it, but of course it's always open to interpretation.

Would I read this again?: I don't see that happening, at least not for a long time.



Kendal <3