/lit/ - Literature

I think Salinger writes some of the most realistic characters ever, especially women.

Contrarians would disagree.

Hey, I know that most of you have probably read this novel. I'm almost done reading it and I love it. The things is I have a very similar life to Holden Caufield. Same age, a lot of the same views on life and society, no motivation. Only thing is I never went to a boarding school.

So what do I do with my life?

so i just finished catcher in the rye.
is this some kind of world wide troll where every one pretends to like it and get some hidden meaning behind every fucking sentence.
i literally hated holden and the slang.
why is this book so overrated?

Best. Book. Ever.

i think the catcher in the rye is a pretty cool guy. eh didn't fuck hooker but doesn't afraid of anything

Imagine this set in modern-day Williamsburg.

Just finished reading this. Not sure what I think of it.

Discuss.

The greatest book of all time, or the greatest book of all time?

CAUTION:
THAT'S A REAL SPOILER
>emo kid uses the same 4 phrases and thinks he's the last frontier of humanity, until he almost gets molested

>>1635209
if your trolling I sees you. If you intend to do a modern version DONT

REPOSTING THIS
PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC
THE TOPIC BEING CATCHER IN THE RYE
IF YOU POST OFF TOPIC ITT YOU ARE THE CANCER KILLING /lit/
THANK YOU

>go to my local bakery
>standing in line and a girl bumps into me
>turn around thinking i know her but i don't
>she says sorry and i say it's alright, the usual stuff when this happens
>i accidentally drop a 20 pence coin and she points it out to me
>this makes more convo about how she's just looking for excuses to talk to me now!
>she see has a book in her hand
>it's The Dice Man by Luke Rhineheart
>i tell her that's one of my fav's
>she says she hasn't read it, just picked it up for her brother
>i tell her it's a good choice and turn to get my food
>she's just behind me in the queue and when im outside asks me which way im walking
>we begin to walk towards my house (she lives further on)
>she jokes asking if i'll walk her home
>i laugh and say sure
>she's pretty cute and she talks about some books
>she seems to be spouting wikipedia when talking about Naked Lunch by Burroughs
>i've read it and it's obvious she hasn't
>i ask her what it feels like to have a wealth of information available online so she can act intelligent
>she doesn't understand
>i say 'isn't it great you can talk about shit you don't actually know about with things like wikipedia?'
>she looks really upset that i called her out
>i tell her of this board and how she can go here to discuss some books and maybe learn something
>says she alreads posts here frequently as anonymous
>i am not surprised
>turn to leave, she gives me her number and a kiss on the cheek
>says her name is Lisa

Lisa if you're posting you're a pleabian and i regret talking to you. Especially when your favourite books were 'The Kite Runner', 'Catcher in the Rye' and 'Lolita'
get off the entry level shit you hipster.
pic related it's one of her fav books, what does everyone think of it? im just starting it now.

>go to my local bakery
>standing in line and a girl bumps into me
>turn around thinking i know her but i don't
>she says sorry and i say it's alright, the usual stuff when this happens
>i accidentally drop a 20 pence coin and she points it out to me
>this makes more convo about how she's just looking for excuses to talk to me now!
>she see has a book in her hand
>it's The Dice Man by Luke Rhineheart
>i tell her that's one of my fav's
>she says she hasn't read it, just picked it up for her brother
>i tell her it's a good choice and turn to get my food
>she's just behind me in the queue and when im outside asks me which way im walking
>we begin to walk towards my house (she lives further on)
>she jokes asking if i'll walk her home
>i laugh and say sure
>she's pretty cute and she talks about some books
>she seems to be spouting wikipedia when talking about Naked Lunch by Burroughs
>i've read it and it's obvious she hasn't
>i ask her what it feels like to have a wealth of information available online so she can act intelligent
>she doesn't understand
>i say 'isn't it great you can talk about shit you don't actually know about with things like wikipedia?'
>she looks really upset that i called her out
>i tell her of this board and how she can go here to discuss some books and maybe learn something
>says she alreads posts here frequently as anonymous
>i am not surprised
>turn to leave, she gives me her number and a kiss on the cheek
>says her name is Lisa

Lisa if you're posting you're a pleabian and i regret talking to you. Especially when your favourite books were 'The Kite Runner', 'Catcher in the Rye' and 'Lolita'
get off the entry level shit you hipster.
pic related it's one of her fav books, what does everyone think of it? im just starting it now.

I didn't know there was a biography of every person on 4chan.

I think Catcher in the Rye is a pretty cool guy. eh didn't fuck a hooker and doesnt afraid of anything.

I'm in the process of reading the Catcher in the Rye, thanks to a suggestion from my lit arts teacher.

Two words,

HOLY. SHIT.

I fucking love this book, the writing is so good and fluent, it really is. Has anyone ever read this book? It's great!

I want to read The Catcher In The Rye, but don't know what version take, since he been censored so much, so any help?
Thanks.

Yo can we get a discussion goin on bout this book? We're reading it in my english class right now and there's this girl I like in my english class and I want to impress her with my knowledge

What symptoms/instances of depression did Holden have in the book? I'm trying to prove a point to a friend..

Weird post-modern murakami-esque story about a boy who owns a demented idea of a horse. Lived near a (rye) whisky plant; where he must catch mice for his horse to eat

Why hasn't this been mentioned yet? Every teenage hipster loves 'Catcher in the Rye' and 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'.

BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY CRUMBY CRUMBY CRUMBY CRUMBY GODDAM GODDAM
GODDAM GODDAM GODDAM GODDAM GODDAM

why was this lauded as such a great work? so far I've been BORED TO TEARS, I've read until the part where he talk to the woman with the telephone voice and lovely teeth and tell me, /lit is it worth continuing?

Holy shit, guys. I just realized why I never read books. I love stories, exploring characters, exploring artists and being placed in a foreign environment... but it never phased me that I hate the shit out of books, always assuming that it was better to just watch a movie or play a rpg.

I would see 'Books & Literature' and immediately think about how terrible of a discussion place it is... and then I'd wonder why it isn't in the media section...

Anyways, it was Catcher in the Rye. It was assigned reading in high school(AP Lit) and it ruined me. I loved every book I had read before that, even if they were flawed, from Ender's Game to Mark Twain. I was pissed about how much I invested into that book and I received absolutely nothing from it... and then the fact that it was considered required reading and a literary classic came to me and I used Cliff's Notes through the rest of the course.

What the hell, guys. I hardly remember anything about the book because it had no plot. The character was a whiny depressed antihero, so obviously he wasn't there for the reader to enjoy. I seem to remember him bitching throughout the entire book and that was it.

Why was it required reading? Why the hell is it considered a classic? I seriously MUST have missed something about that book because there was only one other person in that class who agreed with me that it was terrible. I'm serious, it really is the reason I stopped reading books(but greatly enjoy all other media.)

What's so good about Catcher in the Rye?

catcher in the rye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV_DT1Vbxak
perfect