Raven Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Catcher in the Rye novelist JD Salinger dies at 91. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelfoley Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Catcher in the Rye novelist JD Salinger dies at 91. Rest In Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Sad news I suppose all the speculation will start now about his unpublished manuscripts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelofboox Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 More likely the forthcoming Catcher In The Rye film (starring Zac Efron) probably went into pre-production before Salinger's body was even cold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Zac Efron as Holden Caulfield? Oh dear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitra Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 There's nothing on IMDB, so I refuse to believe it. Maybe something similar to TCITR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I assumed it was a joke?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Zac Efron as Holden Caulfield? Oh dear... oh dear lord... I have numerous thoughts on Holden Caulfield but at this moment, the main one is, 'Zac Efron cannot play Holden Caulfield' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizreads Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I was just reading yet another homage in the Chicago Tribune. And all I could think of was WHY does everyone love this book? I hated it. Hated it. My 3 girls have all read it in high school and all have hated it as well. I just have never understood the fascination with this book. I guess tht makes me some kind of philistine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitra Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I think it is a love-hate book. An excellent case can be made for both positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I assumed it was a joke?! Me too! 'Zac Efron cannot play Holden Caulfield' I totally agree. I would think a lesser known actor would be much better....someone like Jamie Campbell Bower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelofboox Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 It was definitely a joke, I promise! ....hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey_books Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 i've just started reading it today, i cannot decide whether i find it annoying or interesting, i'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I must admit I was given this book to read for a high school English assignment. I read the first chapter and refused to read the rest because I found it extremely juvenile at the time. I do have the book in my TBR pile now. Maybe when I get to it I will have a different opinion. I don't remember much about it except the word "Damn" was used quite often and that was supposed to be shocking or appeal to teenagers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 i've just started reading it today, i cannot decide whether i find it annoying or interesting, i'll see I'll be really interested to know what you think of this one, as it is one of those books that you feel you should read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey_books Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I'll be really interested to know what you think of this one, as it is one of those books that you feel you should read. to be honest, i really start to like Holden, he's a really interesting character ..i really get into the book, couldn't stop reading once i started maybe the fact that i'm same aged as Holden makes the book more interesting to me, because generally i do not like slow books with only little action & the form of the book, how it is written ( conversations etc. ) makes me really enjoy reading , but i've just finished die blechtrommel ( the tin drum) by g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soso Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I honestly didn’t like the book and I couldn’t bring my self to finish it though I read the first 100 pages and frankly I find it quite boring . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remy Porter Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I fondly remember reading this on a Greek island in my teens. A wonderful immersive read. I'm 35 now, and I wonder how many of the younger generation are picking this great novel up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I looked for a thread on this book but could not find it. I found this book hard work and ultimately did not like it. I got it about the teenage angst thing, I did but I still did not like it. Adolescents are big on emotions but short on common sense. That's a given. This book just was simply labouring the point and for me, was ultimately pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen.d Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I think the problem I had with this book, was that the main character Holden Caulfield is an unpleasant character with a bad attitude. Hwe doesn't really have any redeeming features. I also found that the repetition he uses throughout the book to be very annoying. One element I liked about this book however, is the descriptions of the city landscape. I'm glad I had the opportunity to read this book, but I don't think I would read it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I found it and have merged. I disliked it too - it's one of my most loathed books! Clearly a lot of people see something in it that I don't, but I hated the protagonist - what a phoney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo MInderbinder Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I loved reading Catcher. One of the most original novels I have ever read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'm another person that really didnt like this book either, I really disliked the main character and wanted to slap it at times. I just didnt like the book at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I think I was too old to read it for the first time. My guess is that if you're going through the angst of being a teenager, you might be able to identify with Holden and appreciate the book, but I didn't read it until my late thirties, and it just didn't engage me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo MInderbinder Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) The most switched-on thing I have read in this thread is when somebody compared CITR to Albert Camus 'The Outsider'. Those who think this book is just about teenage angst have totally missed the bus. The teenage angst and Holden Caulfield are only a vehicle for Salinger to use to put across his existentialist view on the world. Which I think he does very well. Its clear this book has its fans and it knockers which is fine but I think we need some perspective here. I have liked or disliked many books but I have never "loathed" a book or wanted to "slap" a character in a book. Novels are in the final analysis works of fiction. Try not to take them so seriously. Edited April 11, 2012 by Milo MInderbinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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