Writing The Catcher In The Rye

[anime_guy]

I read this book in August, and i finished it in about, er, three days. I couldn't put it down! It's a wicked great book ^_^ the story is great, and the mian character, Holden Caufeild, he has a good personality. He's funny, he's sorta like me... Anyone else read this book? What did you think of it?

[AzureWolf]

It's my favorite book, hands down. First off, it can be finished within a day easy (I like short stories :)). Secondly, just the "nothingness" mood in the entire story is a unique angle that I've yet to see in any other book. Holden is going through a [I]trans[/I] period, where he cannot discern sureties from possibilities, and everything is variable for him. I think all of us go through this, one way or another.

Just thought I'd add some interesting tid-bits of info: J.D. Salinger (the author) has shut himself from the world. He's an interesting character himself. When he saw one of his works turned into a Hollywood video, he swore, "NEVER AGAIN." To this day, producers are waiting for J.D. Salinger to croak so they can make Catcher in the Rye into a movie. Of course, you have to wait 75 years after the author dies before it becomes a public license.

Additionally, no one knows too much about Salinger. The last person to interview him was a High School girl, and he clearly lied in several areas of the interview. His answers always change, so no one really knows many tid-bits about this elusive author.