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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780316769488 ISBN: 0316769487 Label: Little, Brown and Company Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: May 01, 1991 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Studio: Little, Brown and Company Related Items:
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 Rating: - A Great ReadThis book explores various themes about growing up. It was interesting to note that most of the issues and themes explored still remain unchanged today. Given that the book was written in the 1950s, it shows the author's talent and insight. The protaganist is Holden Caufield, a 16 year old high school boy, and it is written in the first person. I have heard that the book was on a "banned" list for some time due to the themes it touched on, and the language. A very easy read, ... Read More Rating:  - All the Kings in the Back Row...Picked up and read on vacation in my "Should Have Read These in H.S." list. The collection of thoughts, the strong personality of the main character (even in his yellow weakness) - are impressive - the books and music mentioned are now on my search lists. Holden reads much older than I'd expect - but perhaps in fair keeping with the time in which he lived. Some of his inner conversations and observations had me saying "Yes! Yes!" - how can these awarenesses of human beings general ugliness ... Read More Rating:  - America's most beloved and misunderstood novel...One of America's most beloved and misunderstood novels, written in pitch-perfect prose, straight from the heart. Interesting how so many would condemn this novel, along with Twain's Finn, without ever having turned a page of it. Should be read four times: in adolescence; in one's tweens; on the cusp of middle-age; and right before they throw the switch. Rating: - Amazing book, but pre-consciousI love this book, and have read it several times over the years - and will read it again. It's masterfully written, full of amazing and realistic detail, and incredibly modern for something written sixty years ago. While reading it I kept thinking to myself that it was MORE modern than most books written in the past few years. I also got the feeling, as I read it - and I base this on nothing but gut instinct - that this book heralded in a new dawn of writing. Kudos Salinger! I can't help ... Read More Rating: - Book is very interesting and very easy to relate with... I read this book in 4 or 5 hours I think, and I can honestly say this is a great book. I always remember there being so much fuss about this book (although I am only 22), so I wanted to read it for myself and see how it was. To tell you the truth, I didn't think the language was very bad, and the sexual content was minimal. I have read books and seen movies that were much worse than this book. This story is all about a young teenage boy that does not know what to do with his life. It was a great ... Read More 
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