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selah228's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Suicide
Minor: Pedophilia
toksoplazmozy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
quinn24's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
jo_lzr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer
franzi_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Child death and Suicide
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
hannah_cogo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
wrensandroses's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Trafficking
literaryinluv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Blood, and Suicide attempt
bexi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
diana_raquel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Partially published in serial form between 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye is considered to be one of the best modern American novels. It follows the events in Holden Caulfield's life for a weekend after being expelled from his boarding school. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents because of its themes of alienation and angst. It also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, grief, connection, sex, and depression.
I think that this is one of those books that you have to read in a certain mood or at a specific time in your life (teenage years). Maybe because I'm not in the right mood or in my teenage years, this book did nothing to me. It's a "meh" to me. I know that Holden isn't intended to be a likable character but I just roll my eyes because he can be very annoying. Most of the time, I was just "Grow up already!".
I liked the writing style and even with my annoyance with Holden, I have to say that he is the perfect example of an unreliable narrator. But, alas, it is still a "meh" to me.
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail