Chapters 1~23
Before I began to read this book, I had a very high expectation. However, as I turned page after page, I couldn't stop myself from being disappointed. I'm a very happy person. I always listen to songs with fast beats and watch comedies during the weekends. I like laughing out loud. The main character in this book, though, depressed me and got me a little irritated. I was hoping to read this book so that I could get rid of at least some, if not all, of my stress from school. But Holden kept on repeating how something or someone had depressed him and that he was not in the mood. In addition, he repetitiously called every guy he knew as 'phonies' when I thought he was the most pathetic phony out of all the other ones. As I was reading about his moods, I was thinking, 'does he have a mental problem where he is always depressed?' Also, I didn't like the way he always 'pokes' on every single girl he saw for enjoyment.
There is something that I am quite confused with, too. Whenever he describes his sister, Phoebe, he doesn't seem like he's her brother. He said how lovely and pretty she was as if he actually loved her in a non-family way. Maybe I was being too sensitive because he bothered and depressed me with his negativeness.
Overall, I liked the fact that the book was fast reading unlike the last book I read, which was the Founding Brothers that I was required to read for AP US. On the other hand, I disliked Holden's depressingly negative views of the world and the way he thought he was too cool.
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haha, I agree completely with the totally depressing aspect of the book. Just remember that he's a fictional character!!! haha, please don't get depressed.
...and yeah, it was SOOOO much easier than Founding Brothers...
Hey Schmellen :D
I completely agree with you on your view point towards Holden's character. He depressed me too! I find that the book was completely pointless as well.
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Hi Ellen! I agree with your view. Holden was very depressing, and the book irritated me also. I am a very optimistic person, and Holden's view that everyone is a phony bothered me. It was like he thought he was the best person in the world, yet he hated himself at the same time. Holden is very confusing. I felt that Holden was the most normal when he was with his sister, but he was still depressed. It seemed like his sister was the only person that he liked in the entire world. I liked that the ending was somewhat positive. The book finally got good at the end when he went home, but then Holden "didn't want to tell what happened." That bothered me.
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