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Title: Not a bad story line but...
Review: If Salinger had a broader vocabulary this book would probably be a worthwhile read. The insight into an adolescent boy's thought and emotion is interesting. Parts of it are pretty humorous. Unfortunately almost every paragraph of the first 5 chapters is rife with unnecessary cursing and swearing. (Yes, I know some kids do talk that way, but the story would have been just as potent without the bad language.) I stuck it out through the ninth chapter, and gave up. I don't want Holden's "edgy" language in my thoughts, or my speech.
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