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comment by AhimMoonchowsen
AhimMoonchowsen  ·  4848 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Great Books that aren't all that great.
You know that period right after a storm when the sky is in transition and everything is a yellowy-gold that normally doesn't occur in nature? For me, The Catcher in the Rye is like this. It captures a fleeting transitional moment in a young mans life. This is a stage that Holden will never recapture. I read it as a kid and thought it was just alright. I read it as an adult and it made more sense to me.




caio  ·  4848 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I think Ahim got it right. I also liked Catcher. To me, it was a book about this kid who didn't know any better, but was going to prove to everybody that he did. I thought it was funny.