Catcher in the Rye is a brilliant, hilarious, and somewhat terrifying portrait of a precocious adolescent who can’t return to his childhood, but fears losing his soul as he becomes an adult. In its own backhanded way, it’s one of the most life-affirming books I’ve ever read. As a man of your age, I’m not at all embarrassed to have eventually discovered that I was one of many thousands of young people who felt, at the time, that the book was seemingly written for them alone.
@@CasperLCat I am sure your experience is true - I have heard like sentiments voiced by many people. It was taught in my high school English class and I disliked it a lot, but I’ve never gone back with adult eyes to assess what I was reacting to.
I can't tell you how happy this comment makes me! I very rarely see it described as a funny novel, and to me it's the most hilarious book I"ve ever read! I pick it up to read certain parts of it from time to time just for a good laugh.
You shouldn't read Catcher as some kind of moral guide or parable. It's just an account of a lonely misanthropic adolescenct & the wolrdview from his POV. I personally think it's brilliant & I think ppl who don't like it mostly get turned off by the protagonist which one shouldn't do when reading any piece of literature or art.
@@RishabhAniket I remember almost nothing about the book - or exactly what it was I disliked. But then, in High School (where it was assigned), there was so much to dislike, why would I remember any of it? The _Odyssey_ stands out, but that was a positive experience.
I've been meaning to read Huck Finn, before trying the book James by Percival Everett. I have lots of things I'm meaning to read sometime lol. Really nice hearing your thoughts!
Love the kitty! There was one thing that really impacted what I read and what I DNF. Someone did a calculation of how many books they could read in their lifetime. I have so many things I want to read! Now I question if this is book something I really want on that limited lifetime list of books read. Sometimes I read things I don't enjoy for various reasons (Huck Finn would be in that category) and sometimes I don't. I've stopped many more books since starting to think about it that way.
@@ChrisSenM I try not to consider how many books I might read in my lifetime. I’m already close enough to the wire, potentially if not actually (who knows), so I do try to make a judgement as to whether what I’m reading fulfills some sort of “end of days” criteria. The whole middle section of _Huck Finn_ has been an awful slog, but I get the sense Twain is trying to wrap things up with a genuine meditation on the moral issues pertaining to enslavement. We’ll see. So it’s not a waste of time, but I don’t think I’d ever urge another person onto the book. Why we read something we don’t enjoy (“for various reasons” you say) is really worth reflecting upon. Of course it’s been built in to human life to do tons of other stuff we don’t enjoy - “work” 😂 - so why not add reading into the mix. I love what you’ve said here, really food for thought.
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Catcher in the Rye is a brilliant, hilarious, and somewhat terrifying portrait of a precocious adolescent who can’t return to his childhood, but fears losing his soul as he becomes an adult. In its own backhanded way, it’s one of the most life-affirming books I’ve ever read.
As a man of your age, I’m not at all embarrassed to have eventually discovered that I was one of many thousands of young people who felt, at the time, that the book was seemingly written for them alone.
@@CasperLCat I am sure your experience is true - I have heard like sentiments voiced by many people. It was taught in my high school English class and I disliked it a lot, but I’ve never gone back with adult eyes to assess what I was reacting to.
I can't tell you how happy this comment makes me! I very rarely see it described as a funny novel, and to me it's the most hilarious book I"ve ever read! I pick it up to read certain parts of it from time to time just for a good laugh.
God I need a cat companion 😓
But are you ready for one? 😸
You shouldn't read Catcher as some kind of moral guide or parable. It's just an account of a lonely misanthropic adolescenct & the wolrdview from his POV. I personally think it's brilliant & I think ppl who don't like it mostly get turned off by the protagonist which one shouldn't do when reading any piece of literature or art.
@@RishabhAniket I remember almost nothing about the book - or exactly what it was I disliked. But then, in High School (where it was assigned), there was so much to dislike, why would I remember any of it? The _Odyssey_ stands out, but that was a positive experience.
The art on the wall behind you tells me everything I need to know about you. 🤦♀️
@@BaronKatoski I can’t imagine that you even need to know that much. Why would you?
I've been meaning to read Huck Finn, before trying the book James by Percival Everett. I have lots of things I'm meaning to read sometime lol. Really nice hearing your thoughts!
Love the kitty! There was one thing that really impacted what I read and what I DNF. Someone did a calculation of how many books they could read in their lifetime. I have so many things I want to read! Now I question if this is book something I really want on that limited lifetime list of books read. Sometimes I read things I don't enjoy for various reasons (Huck Finn would be in that category) and sometimes I don't. I've stopped many more books since starting to think about it that way.
@@ChrisSenM I try not to consider how many books I might read in my lifetime. I’m already close enough to the wire, potentially if not actually (who knows), so I do try to make a judgement as to whether what I’m reading fulfills some sort of “end of days” criteria. The whole middle section of _Huck Finn_ has been an awful slog, but I get the sense Twain is trying to wrap things up with a genuine meditation on the moral issues pertaining to enslavement. We’ll see. So it’s not a waste of time, but I don’t think I’d ever urge another person onto the book.
Why we read something we don’t enjoy (“for various reasons” you say) is really worth reflecting upon. Of course it’s been built in to human life to do tons of other stuff we don’t enjoy - “work” 😂 - so why not add reading into the mix. I love what you’ve said here, really food for thought.
Catcher and mockingbird are strictly for under 17 years old, and the kind of self absorbed.
@@davidnevett5880 Ah, then I don’t fit that demographic, and haven’t lately. 😉