![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His characterisation of Holden Caulfield, from whose point of view The Catcher in the Rye is told, is unfaltering throughout the entire novel, I felt as if I were inhabiting a chamber of Holden’s mind, viewing the world through his eyes, responding to the world with the same feelings. Salinger is an excellent writer with a flair for first person prose. It wasn’t until recently however, after having officially added it to me ‘Books to Read in 2012’ list, that I pulled it from my shelf with the intention of actually reaching its end. I picked it up and put it down on dozens of occasions and even began reading its first chapter a couple of times. I desperately wanted to like The Catcher in the Rye. It’s been sitting on my bookshelf for about four years and the number of times it’s been recommended to me is quite unbelievable. But that’s not to say that you really do want to… You could plough through the entire book in a day if you really wanted to. It’s a common feature of high school reading lists and with a page count just short of two hundred, is labelled as quick and easy reading. Salinger, is oft considered a classic, a remarkable feat of psychological literature, a must-read.
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