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Title: Catcher in the Rye: A Masterpiece?
Review: At first I looked forward to reading Salinger's Catcher in the Rye - after all, it is a classic, right? I wanted to like the book; really, I did. But I couldn't.J.D Salinger begins his novel from the perspective of Holden Caulfield, a teenage boy who talks of how he ends up in his current position in a rest home for therapy. Holden speaks to readers directly as he recounts the events that lead up to his being sent away. I expected the tale of some horrific event to unfold, instead I was informed of Holden's expulsion from school, his dilemma of having to tell his parents, and some things that happen in between. Nothing really happens.The book is written like a drab, repetitive rant and gets annoying fast. Upon completing the novel, I felt as if I had read an entirely different novel from the Catcher in the Rye that everyone seems to rave on and on about. Maybe it's just lost some of its flair with age; or perhaps, it's just gotten too overrated.
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