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Title: Holden Caulfield is whiny
Review: For me this book was one of those sacred cows that you're not allowed to say anything bad about without being ridiculed. Everyone is supposed to love this book. How can you be an intellectual and not love Salinger? Well I may not be an intellectual, but I certainly did not like this book. Holden Caulfield does nothing but whine about how life is not fair and moan about where the ducks have gone. I know the ducks are a metaphor, but I just did not care. Holden Caulfield is immature, even for his young age, and I found him so miserable that I couldn't enjoy the book. He does nothing but complain and stew in shallow teenage angst. This book seems to be loved by millions of people so others must enjoy something in it that I didn't. I just wanted to provide my opinion because many people just gush over this book, and it only annoyed me. I'm sure it's a classic for a reason. I just didn't enjoy it at all.
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