The Catcher in the Rye was a good book. It really was. Probably not one I'd pick up and read on my own, but I did enjoy reading it. I really did. Even though I didn't really see an obvious central conflict, it was still interesting. It was more of an on-going ramble of Holden's life over the span of a few days. I found a lot of parts to be quite random, but sometimes it's the random stuff that makes a book more interesting. Holden was a likeable guy. I'm still unsure of whether something was seriously wrong with him or if he was just different. I didn't appreciate all of his swearing, but I liked the way he thought about things. The ending was happy, but kind of abrupt. I liked how the whole story was a giant flashback though. I'm still curious about what happened next, but J.D. Salinger probably wanted it that way.
Overall, a great book. DEFINITELY better than Habibi or the Odyssey. It really was. ;)
I probably wouldn't have picked up The Catcher in the Rye by myself either, but I agree that I'm glad I read it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's better than Habibi. I may have picked it up myself. Don't know. I saw a conflict - with Holden trying to decide whether he wanted to be an adult or a child.
ReplyDeleteI picked it up myself... :)
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