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This is far and away the best piece of literature i have seen in a very, very long time. Oddly, it was the first book I took out with my library card, but I am going to buy it. And reread it. I can't even imagine how much better it would be if i spoke any Spanish at all. Truly wonderful, beautiful and real.
I have a love/hate relationship with novel. Holden is an asshole who can't see the forest for the trees. Excuse the cliche but that's basically Holden. He's so concerned with his own ideas and his own search for the real that he can't see the positives in life or the people living it. He's so young, bitter, and pessimistic that it can be hard to want to keep reading. The only reason I continued is because occasionally Holden had some moments of clarity that made me believe there was hope for him. I liked that he was surrounded by people who had sense even though Holden was so stuck in his ways he couldn't really accept the advice being given to him. I find that what people hate most about Catcher are the people who worship Catcher. They tend to be as jaded and stubborn as Holden which I don't think was the purpose of the novel.
Interesting character study on the "anti-Romeo and Juliet" couple. I enjoyed how the book shifted from the past to the present and back again, until the two met somewhere in the middle. It explores perceptions, the truth, and the lies we tell ourselves. Though I enjoyed reading this book, I didn't feel like I truly got to know any of the characters (except for possibly Emily and maybe Chris). It does point out, in an interesting way, that sometimes, you can be too close for comfort (or mental health).