Catcher in the Rye | 
No reason for why it took so long. Actually, I take that statement back...I was never really interested. Even now I‘m not sure. I just feel like I am supposed to. Also my nephew read this in his English Lit Class and I can‘t have him knowing a story that I don‘t. He thinks I‘m a Reading Goddess! I gotta live up to my bookish-reputation!!😉
My little at home stack of YA (I mainly borrow from the library!)😁
Catcher in the Rye is a classic that I first read in high school and felt so much relation. I‘ve read it so many times and can never get sick of it!
Also in high school, the only books I borrowed from the library was of course, Sarah Dessen! I just love love love her books and still read them! 💏
And of course Percy Jackson, brought my love for Greek mythology to life! ⚡️ #24in48
Goodwill find. They had a lot of good books (they are 69 cents there that price tag is from somewhere else). #thriftstorebooks #frugalreader
This was both fun and hilarious 😂 #GoTeam @KathyWheeler @Emilymdxn @RachelO @Megabooks @cobwebmoth @Trashcanman @TheEllieMo
1. Catcher in the Rye, for sure. My first tattoo was a quote from this one.
2. All time favorite is Zeppelin (see #4), but MCR was my everything in high school. Also have a tattoo of a lyric from them.
3. I dyed my hair a bunch of colors like this!
4. My lucky shirt.
5. Motorola slvr 😎📞
so-soI remembered not really enjoying this book, but this read was better than I remembered it. Still not my favourite - I can‘t quite wrap my head around Holden - but glad I gave it another try.
pickStraight off the bat, I actually liked the narrator (Holden Caulfield). He‘s a bratty, rebellious teenager with a tendency towards profanity, tangential thinking, and wild exaggeration. Salinger‘s characterisation was superb; it sounded so much like the diary of a teenage boy, you‘d believe one had written it... Full review here: http://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-catcher-in-the-rye-j-d-salinger/
#jazzyjune @Eggs #lostandlonely In this classic, the MC attempts to isolate himself from society and is directionless.
Nothing quite like a well worn book! 😁
pickRealized we never read this in school... so I saw it at the thrift store and picked it up. Gave it to my mom to read first and she said “the main character is a total cynical asshole... reminds me of you. You should read it!” Anyways I read it and I thought it was great! Made me laugh a LOT. Which is not a review I hear a lot about this book but it‘s really true, it‘s hilarious.
pickAn emotional, ecstatic journey. What a classic. The jokes, the sadness, the deeply driven psychic issues. It‘s such an easy read, yet profound, engaging both the heart and the mind. This is pop culture slash literature slash art at its finest. The story is aimless, and wandering, but never unsure of itself. Salinger taps into what it is to be human so adeptly—even 65 years after its pub date it still feels current and totally recognizable....
1. The lady I volunteer for praised me to her coworker ☺️
2. The tagged
3. St. Louis Blues I don‘t do bball
4. The Old Man and the Sea
Thanks @DebbieGrillo for taking over and starting this back up! I hope @MinDea is well and returns sooner than later
#humpdaypost
Painted Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye for my english project, had a lot of fun drawing this angsty teen
My latest library book sale haul. Which of these have you read?
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you‘re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” - J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
I drew this picture to express my love for this book—every time I read it, I see Holden a little differently!
pickI can't believe I waited so long to read this book.
After first hearing of it as a teenager in American teen mags, I finally read this novel at the age of 46! It was brilliant & I thoroughly loved it! I can see why so many young Americans enjoyed it, even as a mature adult I found it funny and so very honest. Holden is very relatable to us all
#MayMadness For your consideration #BannedBooks
A tour around the house without digging too deep I found these.
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I can't believe i declined reading this many times because i thought it would bore me! I'm so happy that i chose to read this novel finally after all this time.
It wasn't anything like i expected. I expected the main character to be an older man but it was infact a young teenager. I really felt i could relate the deeper meaning of this book.
I wish i had a limitless amount to write this review because this book deserves it!
⭐5 STARS⭐
Book: catcher in the rye
Song: i know places by taylor swift
Movie: the girl on the train
#manicmonday @joscho
pickI absolutely adore this book, it‘s one of my favorites so far. I highly enjoy Holden‘s pessimism and cynical outlook on many things.
What ties together John Lennon, Ronald Reagan, David Bowie, Jodie Foster & Jimmy Carter? Two stalkers, & murderers, who claimed to be following Salinger's message, but they were really obsessed with fame. Mark Chapman & John Hinckley Jr., Holden Caulfield thinks you're a phony.
#EveryBreathYouTake #AnglophileApril
@Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi @Cinfhen
“Grand. There‘s a word I really hate. It‘s a phoney. I could puke every time I hear it” #QuotsyApr19 #controversy
How many have you guys read? 😃
pickThis has been my favorite book since middle school and I read it again every couple of years. Most recently, I switched off reading it aloud in the car with my best friend on a trip to the beach. We were laughing the whole way there at the dark humor that Salinger somehow seems to capture while telling an incredibly sad story.
pickI love when I realize why a classic is considered a classic. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger speaks for its time, our time, and for all time. Aimless, angsty, eerily familiar..I think we all know a Holden Caulfield. The whole book read like a painful conversation with a friend. I also loved the mental health aspect of this novel.. it‘s just so candid.
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Buddy read with my son for high school English. I don't remember reading this one in high school. I found Holden Caulfield an annoying kid. My husband reminded me I am not the target audience. Holden's behavior was quite shocking for me; drinking, smoking, episode with the prostitute. Life was sure different in the 1940s. I liked how the story came together, especially the ending. Look forward to hearing how my son likes it.
I‘m sorry that the voice my brain always uses for Old Spencer has always been Darrell Hammond‘s impression of Sean Connery on SNL‘s Celebrity Jeopardy. Is that weird?
I seem to be sliding into a reading slump yet again, so I‘m revisiting an old favorite. I‘ve missed you, Holden! ❤️
#SpellMarchWithBookTitles
M = Marvels, The
A = Alice
R = Red Queen
C = Catcher in the Rye, The
H = Hollow City
This stack also happens to have all my fav reads and series! 😊
#literaryluck @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Here we go! 2019 Northern California Braille Challenge. #Brailleisbeautiful #Braille #literacyforall #I❤️Braille This is my 17 year old super smart and super brave daughter. Wish her luck! She finished tagged book last night.
pickWords will never be able to describe how much I love The Catcher in the Rye.
I appreciate everyone‘s opinion, but I have returned to this book several times over the years, just enjoying it more each time. Holden really tugs at my heartstrings, especially as I have come to appreciate his character‘s depth.
Overall, this is a coming of age story, and we journey with Holden through a troublesome time at a difficult age.
Five stars. Always.
pickWho can understand the feelings of teenagers? Nobody. Even for themselves
You can go to one social media site and claim everything is peachy, but if you go on another and say otherwise, something is still rotten. The odor wafts back on the trail.
Consider this a public service announcement. Don‘t be fake. Or at least have the sense to be consistent if people can see you. If you‘re honest, it‘s not hard.
pickJ.D Salinger‘s classic “The Catcher in the Rye” deals with many things but what made it a bestseller is the blunt way it describes the angst and loneliness that comes with looking for who you are and where you belong when you are growing up.
My #lovehate is Holden Caulfield. I know a lot of folks are annoyed by him and his teen angst and war on phonies, but I can‘t help having a tremendous soft spot for him.
#TimbitTunes #wheatkings When they were young Holden & his little brother were little kings playing in the rye ♥️💔💔 The Catcher in the Rye
1. The Catcher in the Rye is a fantastic book
2. Both if I can get it. Sea salt caramel 🤤
3. Calvin (passed) & Donna, Glen (passed) & Linda, Howard & Helen (Peg) (step-grandparents)
4. Disney‘s Cinderella maybe 🤷♀️
5. If it has to be “local” NYC if ANY city Barcelona.
@howjessreads #friyayintro
