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i havent but I read most of his other books

Hang It Up

This year I finally picked up The Catcher and the Rye and absolutely loved it! I didn't expect it to be the way it was, but I was pleasantly surprised. I can't even really explain why I liked it so much, it was just one of those books that I could really relate to.

wanderer78

Franny and Zooey is my favorite novel of his. But I did like The Cather in the Rye.

Any stories involving the Glass family are the ones that touch me the most.

TheAngel

The only book of his I've read was The Catcher in the Rye but it's been a while since I've read it. I need to read it again because I really enjoyed the first reading. Other than that, I've never read anything more of Salinger.

thegirlinquestion_x

The only book of his I've read is Catcher In The Rye which I picked up earlier in the year because it's one of *those* books that you should read.
I for one, loved it.
I think it's a great book for everyone as we can all relate to Holden because everyone's been through, or going through that transitional phase where you realize the world isn't perfect and neither are the people in it.
I think it captures that really well.

One of my friends in my English Literature class studied it at GCSE and I am so jealous!

I definitely plan on reading his other books

One Love

I only read the Catcher In The Rye and I fell in love with it. It's very timeless and easy to relate to.

I haven't read it in a long time. I should pick it up again. I really have to start making a list of all the books I want read and start crossing the ones that I have. I have too much on my wishlist and too little time.

TheAngel

Yeah, I agree. I still haven't gotten to reread Catcher in the Rye again. With school on top of everything else, I just don't have any time to read things for fun.

One Love

I know what you mean. I have so much I have to read for school and I have to work, I can't find the time to read for fun.

fetch

I love The Catcher in the Rye. I also have Franny and Zooey but i never finished it.

xscarletlullabyx

I two have only read the Catcher In The Rye! I fell in love as well. I'd love to read more of JD's !

wanderer78

I should reread Catcher too. I actually prefer Salinger's other books, but I enjoyed The Catcher in the Rye as well.

lisztomania

I'm reading Catcher In The Rye for the first time today!

HumanGirl

I loved Catcher in the Rye. I think it's one of those things you either really identify with, or you want to smack the angst off Holden Caulfield's whiny face.

Has anyone watched the movie Igby Goes Down? It's very, very similar to Catcher. Most people would call it a blatant rip off... but, I really like it. It's one of my favorite movies.

I've read Franny and Zooey, but it just didn't appeal to me. The first section was pretty good... but, I though the second (and longer) part was kind of dull. It makes me wonder what I'm missing when people proclaim their love for the book...

TheAngel

I reread Catcher in the Rye finally, for a class. I loved it the second time around and was able to appreciate it as an adult in a way that I wasn't able to appreciate it the first time I read it when I was 16. I liked Holden, and I really think he's an excellent portrayal (though an exaggerated one) of how a lot of teenagers feel at that age, of no one being able to identify with them, of not knowing how they feel about themselves, and how they feel everyone is kind of out to get them. It's fascinating to read it from a different perspective and of course, I had to analyze it in class, so that was actually fun.