the catcher in the rye

of the books i read in school, 12 angry men, lord of the flys, oedipus rex trilogy, the odoscy(spelling is bad), next year i read mark twin and he is one of my favorite authors. i just think it was over rated.

 

i've never read for fun up until a few years ago, but i haven't read the catcher in the rye. i've heard good things about it though.
considering what forum we're on, i'm pretty sure we all have similar interests. one BOOK that i'm sure you'll enjoy is "the beach" by alex garland.
that book probably changed me for the better. i've made all my stoner friends read it, and most thank me for it. i've read it a few times myself. i dont' wanna ruin anything, but if you've already seen the movie it doesn't matter. the movie was awful, but that's pretty consistent with most novels being made into books.
anyway the book deals with traveling, drugs, life, relationships, people, all that. be careful though, this book will either cure your wander lust, or make it worse. for me it was the latter.
anyway, if you've seen the abomination of a movie with Leo dicaprio in it, then please don't let it effect your predisposition on this book. it's a find, trust me.

 

One of my fav's was The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare truly a great classic, another one is animal farm, if none of you have read that one i suggest it very much a great insight to how the government establishes themselves in today's society, plus it's just a fantastic book all around

 

i really liked lord of the flies. now that book deserves to be a classic.

 

I love that book
Reminds me of the book/movie fight club

Its the thoughts behinds the book, not the complexity of the sentences and shit that makes it good

There are some amazing quotes like

Its an attack on capitalist society and conformity
Why does a scratch on your car make any difference in it's performance as a mode of transportation? thats right it doesn't, so we are all a bunch of fake idiots

Your first few boy/girlfriends are just to impress your friends and to know that you are keeping up in life

 

I liked the book. It was depressing, and Holden was a little bitch, but it was an interesting look into a teenagers life, and kind of realistic even for it's time. There were some good messages in there too.

 

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorite books.

 

junior year we had to read that... it was ok but nothing special. i remember the test and everyone failed.

 

Haha man I remember this book. I read Catcher in the Rye (or thought I did, I have ADD so a continuous attention span was not a forte of mine in High School) anyway I read the book and a week later we were given a comprehension test and I failed it. Bombed it. Probably the only english test I ever got below a B on, ever. Turns out I must have spaced on the fact that Holden was in and out of mental hospitals which is a pretty big deal in the book. I liked the idea life as a conflict between the authentic and the artificial, and how Holden calls everyone "phonies." The whole thing reminds me of a modern coming of age story, but a darker more real depiction of a outcast? or socially crippled youth? I think the reason I hated the book was that I was reading it during the same period in my life and I didn't share the same feelings about my experiences.

So I didn't really enjoy Catcher at all. I liked To Kill a Mockingbird, The Power of One, Cry the Beloved Country, The Sun Also Rises. But my favorite writers (I know, i know, stereotypical hippy bullshit coming) are the beat generation. On The Road, Dharma Bums, Desolation Angels, even The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. I really just like modern American literature. It talks to me in my voice and I can relate to it easier.

 

I read it for my own pleasure some time ago. It definitely didn't live up to the hype, but it was well written and a somewhat easy read. I think It took me a day and a half to finish it.

 

ok as far as books i had to read in school: Number the Stars, To Kill a Mockingbird, the Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter (everyone else hated that book), catcher in the Rye was ok, and the island of the blue dolphins books were good too. We read Night in middle school, and then met a holocaust survivor. it was pretty moving. Slakes Limbo was great too.
i didn't like grapes of wrath. the whole first chapter is about a turtle.

outside of school, which is where the great books really are, i started reading the earth's children series when i was 12. i started on the second book and was absolutely hooked. I have read all of the EC novels and eagerly await the next 2. I have read all but 2 books in the Kushiel's Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey, which is great when it comes to violent desires, politics, conspiracy and spy work. i like the Wit'ch books, but have only read through them once, and the Sword of Truth novels which are truly fantastic.

as far as Shakespeare goes, i love the merchant of venice, the tempest, the taming of the shrew and king lear the best.

 

i like number the stars, hated island of the blue dolphins. last year (frshamn year) i read 12 angry men and loved it, inherit the wind and loved it. outside of school the series of unfortunate events, the shit!! treasure island, great book, LOTR i like the movies but alot not in them, the Darwin awrds, i love them, and right now in school im reading raisin in the sun, pretty good. i like alot of poetry though, Tupac's poems are my favorite, langston hughs and tupac are my favorite two

 

I like how we're told certain books are the foundation of reading, but some simply are not.

Do not believe everything you learned in school.

 

Oh, you guys! You just don't get it, I think. If you don't get it, you won't like it. But I thought it was one of the most memorable and haunting books I have ever read. I think Bloodmoney summed it up the most eloquently.

 

I remember reading this in 9th grade was a really good book and i remember it having curse words in it and at the time that made reading fun

 

ha I was wondering what I said here... I didnt think I said anything differently..