Catcher in the Rye
11:00pm, 22nd October 2003
The best part about reading a book is finishing it and googling for things people have said about it.
I didn’t know this was a banned book when I started it, and I never would’ve guessed if I hadn’t looked it up. The psychotic prudes in the USA are still trying to pretend it doesn’t exist, apparently. (Goddam phonies ;)).
I didn’t do English Literature beyond GCSE level, and I am so glad. Searching for any comments on this book is almost impossible because of all the spam from the ‘free essays!’ sites. I really really hope some lazy high-school slave tries to hand in one of these seemingly computer generated essays, not because I want to see anyone get laughed at, but because it will truly make the day of the teacher who reads it. Here’s a quote from this fetid 9th rate analysis:
In the movie Silence of the Lambs, the serial killer John Hinkley was also a big Catcher in the Rye fan as well.
Whoever wrote that (assuming it wasn’t auto-googlescraped) didn’t watch the film or read the book or know who John Hinckley is.
Anyway, I quite liked the book. It really is a classic, despite the fact that everybody says this. Refreshingly short after reading too many doorstop SF tomes, plus it’s about a guy who’s going insane, which is always good.
Also, my scary smileys work in comments too: :) ;) >:)
ICONIC SMILEYS? ARE YOU INSANE? A loadda cutsey-ass female influence gnawing at you under the radar ;p
(there should be a ‘clearly’ appended to the end of that, haw)
I just want to say I read Catcher in the Rye, I haven’t read too much besides it in my life alone and its really put some kind of new view of things in my life, I can’t explain too well but “phonies” are everywhere in my life I feel like holden caulfield can relate with me but that sounds gay but hey I dont even know why I bothered putting a message on a website I’ll never look at again, I dont care what you people think when you read this…who does.
I do.