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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316769174
ISBN: 0316769177
Label: Back Bay Books
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: January 30, 2001
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Studio: Back Bay Books
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Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins,
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them."
His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation.
Product Description:
Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures.
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This book is obviously a favorite among avid readers. I was surprised to find that it is not available on the Amazon Kindle. For everyone reading this, I would very much appreciate if you would click the link underneath the book image that says "I'd like to read this on the Kindle." Thank you.
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Upon the notice of the authors death, realized I had never read it. Interesting book........
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This book came to me in much better condition that it was stated. It did take the full 14 days to get to me but that is what it said it was going take. Guess I was getting spoiled by some of the others who sent the item so quickly. Would order from them again.
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The challenges and fortunes that adolescents must confront along with immaturity and inexperience make growing up an uphill battle. However, many of us go through similar events that mold our ego with which we either learn and apply or just lower our guard and call it quits.
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This supposed classic was a boy ranting at the world over a few days span. It was nothing more than a teenage boy talking crap to everyone and saying he didn't care about anything that happened to him. A lot of GD's and Christsakes. It was the worst 5 or 6 hours I ever spent. I won't be reading anything that may be published after he died, not based on this book.
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