The catcher in the rye

by J. D. Salinger

228 sivua ; 21 cm, 228 pages

English language

Published 2018 by Penguin Books.

A 16-year-old American boy relates in his own words the experiences he goes through at school and after, and reveals with unusual candour the workings of his own mind. What does a boy in his teens think and feel about his teachers, parents, friends and acquaintances?

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4 stars

Solid three-point-fiver, but I’m feeling generous. Holden Caulfield’s tempestuous and spiteful character is a façade to hide his insecurities and anger at the world at large behind. “Why the f is the world the way it is?! It doesn’t make sense.” It’s a - to me, at least - somewhat familiar feeling, and his search for answers, for some “goddam” meaning is a blast to read.