Catcher in the Rye

Comic Book Guy · 07-08-2010, 01:17 PM

Loved this book. Thought it was a lot more subtle that people seem to give it credit for, as no one, fans and critics included, ever mentions the understated grief Holden had for his dead brother. It was more than mere alienation, confusion and unhappiness that's behind his "anti-social" behaviour. Plus it's an interesting look at New York public school life, not being American I found it a unique and fresh culture in my mind, despite knowing the book is set in the early 1960s.

07-08-2010, 01:17 PM	#39
Comic Book Guy Best Ex-Administrator ever Join Date: May 2001 Location: Ireland Posts: 60,547	Loved this book. Thought it was a lot more subtle that people seem to give it credit for, as no one, fans and critics included, ever mentions the understated grief Holden had for his dead brother. It was more than mere alienation, confusion and unhappiness that's behind his "anti-social" behaviour. Plus it's an interesting look at New York public school life, not being American I found it a unique and fresh culture in my mind, despite knowing the book is set in the early 1960s.