“Good point Selina. I would not have picked it up under "Holden Caulfeld, my so-called life" although it would have primed me for the boredom. I can't even feel sorry for the guy.”
“SPOILER --sorry this is a literary spoiler. Figuratively and metaphorically.These are the ramblings of a spoilt american teenage brat full of angst. A book many people love...to hate.I myself don't sympathise with him - I just feel sorry for him. Just think of it this way. He's telling his story to his shrink. The shrink has given this to you to read. If it were named 'Holden Caulfeld, my so-called life' would you have even picked it up?”
“Let me clarify.......drowning was a little too exciting .....how about ready to fall asleep. No emotion there. Just boredom. Like "come one" when is something going to happen. The writing is terrible. It just plain drags.”
“Terrible book. Annoying characters. Annoying writing. It is one of those books that you just know is bad because of its popularity. Wisdom of the masses...”
“I agree. If my kids never have this book included in their high-school curriculum I will be quite happy.”
“a book that can make you feel like you are drowning is pretty impressive. holden is a total mess of a human but we are more than able to sympathize with him. holden is stuck in his situation because he can think but he can't act; he can see the hypocrisy of others but not of himself... tell me those aren't universal traits!i can agree that it isn't always fun to read... but i think that was the intent. :)”
“I couldn't agree with anyone more (diddle d). I'm 2/3 through and feel like I'm drowning. I do not discredit anyone else's opinion......just not my bag.”
“Weell now that I read it,I must admit..I didn't like it so much even though everybody I asked for an opinioon told me it's fantastic.Holden is a total mess of a human and the plot was,let's face it boring :)(sorry sis)”
“I understand the appeal of this book, but I just didn't enjoy it that much. Holden's indecisiveness drove me crazy. I'm kind of surprised at how well it holds up . . . the language and dialogue are dated, which I personally found disengaging.”
“My mom thinks I'm like Holden, always walking on the edge. I loved this book, but think Holden is a very sad young man.”
