Catcher in the Rye

***Jonathan*** · 04-16-2003, 11:07 AM

I've just read J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye for the second time (this time in English).
This controversial book is one of the best things I have ever read. I think the book was even banned in America shortly after its publication.
The story about Holden Caulfield, who is having a nervous breakdown and is in the verge of going insane, really appealed to me. I really love books and films where the main character is like Holden. The main characters shouldn't be heroes, not a care in the world. I find them much more interesting if they are having psychological problems, are depressed etc.

I'm going to read more books of Salinger, and I hope they are equally good as Catcher in the Rye.
More authors should write like Salinger!

EDIT: The thread has been moved to the right forum. Good.

04-16-2003, 11:07 AM	#1
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Catcher in the Rye I've just read J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye for the second time (this time in English). This controversial book is one of the best things I have ever read. I think the book was even banned in America shortly after its publication. The story about Holden Caulfield, who is having a nervous breakdown and is in the verge of going insane, really appealed to me. I really love books and films where the main character is like Holden. The main characters shouldn't be heroes, not a care in the world. I find them much more interesting if they are having psychological problems, are depressed etc. I'm going to read more books of Salinger, and I hope they are equally good as Catcher in the Rye. More authors should write like Salinger! EDIT: The thread has been moved to the right forum. Good. __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻ Last edited by Jonathan : 04-16-2003 at 05:27 PM.