Product Description

J. D. Salinger's famous classic about a boy coming of age. At the time of publication it caused quite an uproar because of it's language and was banned from many libraries, although it is fairly mild by modern stndards.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15677 in Books
• Published on: 1966
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 214 pages

Customer Reviews

Don't wait as long as I did to read this book!
Salinger's modern-day classic about the coming of age of an adolescent boy is nothing short of a jewel! Salinger, writing in the first person, beautifully combines and balances the egocentrism of the teenager with humor and then fuses these elements together with threads of sadness and unbelievable tenderness. The character of Holden Caulfield is most certainly a complex dichotomy of immaturity and maturity. Truly a remarkable work through the very end.

Why have you not read this book?
I am always encouraging people to read this book. It's one of the first novels that truly shocked me in the end. I first came to know this book in highschool, and it still sits on my shelf. I re-read it often, and it's never lost on me.
There is a reason that it's a literary masterpiece, and one of the best books ever penned!

Catcher in the Rye
This book written more than half a century ago is an excellent example of what goes on in a young man's life as he searches for his psychological self in the mirror of society. He is caught in the sexual travesty of the time as he seeks something good in the midst of a misadventurous society and college life. Salinger's insight into the psychology of a boy-man is unique, and the cause of this book being required reading in schools. It remains high on the list of books even to this date.