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quietprofanity) wrote2008-03-24 09:37 pm
quietprofanity) wrote2008-03-24 09:37 pm
Review: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Instead of a review, I'm going to repost here the inscription I wrote inside a fresh copy I bought for my brother.
Dear Mark,
As I came to the end of this book, I knew I wanted you to have a copy of your own. I hope you read it and read it straight through -- the slang is getting a little more removed from our generation, but it's an easy read. I finished it in four days.
This book is about nothing, but it's powerful -- so powerful it contributed to the death of John Lennon. I started the book disliking Holden Caulfield but at the end had to admit (sadly) I'm kind of like him: distrustful of people while wanting to connect with them. The scenes of reflection on childhood also hit me personally -- I wonder if you see that in yourself as well. If you don't, you probably will eventually, but I think you might. You're only two years older than Holden, after all.
In addition, although I came to only really like Holden in the end, I always liked how much he loved his siblings. So I think that makes this gift appropriate. (Although I hope we're more like Holden and Phoebe than D.B. and Holden).
Anyway, I can't wait to talk about this book with you. I hope it moves you like it moved me.
Love,
Becky
Dear Mark,
As I came to the end of this book, I knew I wanted you to have a copy of your own. I hope you read it and read it straight through -- the slang is getting a little more removed from our generation, but it's an easy read. I finished it in four days.
This book is about nothing, but it's powerful -- so powerful it contributed to the death of John Lennon. I started the book disliking Holden Caulfield but at the end had to admit (sadly) I'm kind of like him: distrustful of people while wanting to connect with them. The scenes of reflection on childhood also hit me personally -- I wonder if you see that in yourself as well. If you don't, you probably will eventually, but I think you might. You're only two years older than Holden, after all.
In addition, although I came to only really like Holden in the end, I always liked how much he loved his siblings. So I think that makes this gift appropriate. (Although I hope we're more like Holden and Phoebe than D.B. and Holden).
Anyway, I can't wait to talk about this book with you. I hope it moves you like it moved me.
Love,
Becky
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Perhaps part of the book's "classic" status is due to the fact that many people can see themselves as Holden-- in some fashion or another.
(Sorry I took so long to reply)
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The link that really got me was "Hardest Game Ever", though. That shit is brutally addictive.