die in the rye

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger




I picked up the book to know what was all the fuss about and the question remains unanswered even after finishing it. Holden is the worst character. He is a depressed soul and reading about him turns you into one. Reading his thoughts makes it excruciatingly irritating to the extent that you want to slap him hard. Reading earlier posted reviews, i find some people said they liked it when they read it as a child / adolescent. I cant say it for sure but i don't think i might have liked it even if i had read it back then.
All in all, a book that can stay in shelf & never come out of it.

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