C'è da andare in "brodo di giuggiole" a leggere questo libro. Se si pensa con la testa di un ventenne d'oggi, magari non sembra così trasgressivo (anche se non ci scommetterei). Ma i libri sono fatti per questo, per mettersi nella testa e nei panni di un epoca e di un personaggio. Ci sono mille modi per raccontare l'irrequietezza giovanile, ma quello di Salinger mi è sembrato il migliore.
Why is this book considered iconic? Because it's the most life-changing experience a work can ever get. Why is that so?
Because it helps people having been sexually abused to get over it.
You definitely must read this book if you have any experience related to sexual abuse and are well aware of its consequences (whether you came through this problem yourself or not). ... read more
The masterpiece? The magnum opus? Whatever the hell you want to call this - it's got enough truth to drive some people insane. If you haven't read this, you're not a functioning member of society. But don't stop here, either - this is hardly the man's finest hour. Deeper, more beautiful words lie further into the Salinger collection...
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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 b
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.
Book Description
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.
"I'm not entirely sure why I like this book. Maybe I relate to the protagonist, being something of a misfit and a weirdo. I do like towards the end how a child has a redeeming and ... i'm not sure how to describe it... a civilizing? effect on an older person, it makes the act more like a grown up, gives them a desire to be a role model, but a good inspiration."
"Day 10 - Favorite classic book.
“Mothers are all slightly insane.”
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I really couldn't think of anything else.
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CherryPotter added this to a list 6 months, 1 week ago
“Why is this book considered iconic? Because it's the most life-changing experience a work can ever get. Why is that so?
Because it helps people having been sexually abused to get over it.
You definitely must read this book if you have any experience related to sexual abuse and are well aware of its consequences (whether you came through this problem yourself or not). You'll definitely like it-- and it's more than simply "like" it.
People disliking the book because of Holden's annoying character are missing the point. And I don't blame them, because they most certainly don't have the experience needed to get it.
The Catcher in the Rye is about a young student experiencing the direct consequences of sexual abuse. And the reason why the book is life-cha” read more
"This is different from what I usually read, it's not exactly 'exciting' but it's good to read a book like this once in a while and it's a classic. The main character is doing what I think everybody wishes to do: he packs up, leaves and goes wherever he feels like going. The main themes are rebellion, alienation, belonging and angst, which I think we can all relate to.
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tersanay added this to a list 10 months, 2 weeks ago
"Holden Caufield, if nothing else, should serve as a point of reference for the angst and cynicism that you perhaps once had, or ideally never had. If you thought like him when you were 16 or 17 years old, you are forgiven. If you still identify with him, you need to find some more joy, somehow…fake it ’til you make it. Do something."
"Holden Caufield:
Who can forget the story of Holden Caufield and his adventures in the Big Apple, dealing with violence, prostitution, and his own thoughts?"
Psychoffspring added this to a list 1 year, 9 months ago
"The Title speaks for itself. Salinger's best and most renowned novel of a teenager and his experience into becoming a man, his experience of running away into NYC and what happens. You will love it."
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