tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post7013557204672970284..comments2024-03-01T20:58:52.315-08:00Comments on The Book Chick: Review: "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. SalingerThe Book Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248537555041830039noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post-5176720358405222182010-06-11T09:34:56.699-07:002010-06-11T09:34:56.699-07:00I love this book, but I admit that having first re...I love this book, but I admit that having first read it when I was 14 might have something to do with it. :)J.T. Oldfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325478987616443186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post-50969182346998067942010-06-06T11:03:13.197-07:002010-06-06T11:03:13.197-07:00Thanks for reading this book along with me Jonita!...Thanks for reading this book along with me Jonita! It's what kept me going in the beginning! <br /><br />Like you, this book didn't much appeal to me. It had some good points but mostly I was just like "come'on kid -- get your act together!" Then I feel bad for saying/thinking that since I've not had a sibling die or dealt with that kind of loss! <br /><br />Still I think it's different reading this book as an adult versus being a teenager -- that's what I focused my review on -- http://www.mandylifeafter30.com/2010/06/my-review-cather-and-rye-would-i-have.html<br /><br />I think I would've enjoyed this book more if I had read it in middle school and high school. But now as an adult, I felt like the kid was lazy and lost. Which I feel sometimes too but I can pull myself out of it. <br /><br />Like you, I'm glad I read it. I can see why it's a "classic" but it's just not my kind of book. Let's read some chick-lit next time! :-)Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345244543899178740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post-3813707818557481002010-06-05T14:27:13.697-07:002010-06-05T14:27:13.697-07:00I loved this book, it is definatly a classic to me...I loved this book, it is definatly a classic to me!jenny wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353065499514500279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post-73055095490162489052010-06-05T07:51:06.576-07:002010-06-05T07:51:06.576-07:00I read this as an adult and I think I liked it. I...I read this as an adult and I think I liked it. I can't locate my review, so it might have been before I started blogging.<br /><br />I'm sure I missed all of the symbolism and whatnot, but I enjoyed it (I think) anyway.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577757312285531026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post-78284372322364844692010-06-05T07:37:45.885-07:002010-06-05T07:37:45.885-07:00Kristen: I'm totally being a chicken. I would ...Kristen: I'm totally being a chicken. I would have give this one a 2.5, possibly a 3, but then I figured that I would get a lot of "But it's a classic!!!", so I chickened out, LOL!!!!<br /><br />Josette: I did like the relationship between Holden and his sister- esp. at the end when she wanted to go with him. Probably one of the best parts of the book for me!The Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248537555041830039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post-7839213945117893502010-06-05T06:22:43.985-07:002010-06-05T06:22:43.985-07:00:) I have to say that I liked the book. And wow, y...:) I have to say that I liked the book. And wow, your son's name is Holden, even though it's not named after the character.<br /><br />One of my favourite parts in the book was the relationship between Holden and his sister. That was really sweet.<br /><br />ooh, I've visited the reading guide you mentioned too. I had to read this book for my English class and wanted to answer it in the exam so that guide helped me a little in understanding the novel. Lifesaver. :)<br /><br />Here is <a href="http://www.booksloveme.com/2010/04/the-catcher-in-the-rye-by-j-d-salinger/" rel="nofollow">my review</a> of the book. Thanks!Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398849417612962089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post-35362936338235944222010-06-04T20:18:19.270-07:002010-06-04T20:18:19.270-07:00Are you just being too chicken to rate it? I'...Are you just being too chicken to rate it? I'll start you off: I don't like this one at all. I didn't like it the first time I read it as a pre-adolescent and I still don't like it as a middle-aged adult. It was boring and angsty to me each of the times I've read it (three times at last count including for school in 10th grade).Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.com