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jane_moriarty'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
2.75
Graphic: Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual content
joharrismay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Alcohol
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
sasquatch_3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol
risemini'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
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, and War
jask's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Blood
katharina_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Transphobia, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
brynhayes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol