the Catcher in the Rye

the Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger, copyright 1945, 1946, 1951

Story is fiction written in the words of a 16 year old boy who is dropped out of a Pennsylvania prep school because of his failure in everything except English.  Highly recommended and a very successful book.  Catcher in the Rye is mentioned briefly only twice in the story, near the middle and near the end. That phrase refers to a song: "If a Body Meets a Body Coming Through the Rye" by Robert Burns.
I dislike the story very much and consider it a waste of my time to have read it.
My main dislike is the use of so many swear words by the boy,  at least a half dozen or more on every page. A review in Wikipedia refers to it as: "1940's New York vernacular." To top if off almost all activities or other actions have the words "and all" attached to the end of the sentence.  Did they talk like that in the 1940's in New York?


Completed reading on Sunday, February 26, 2017.

Lord of The Flies

Lord of The Flies
by William Golding
Copyright 1954

began reading January 24, 2017
finished reading February 8, 2017

This edition has Notes at the end by E. L. Epstein
and Selected Highlights of Critical Analysis by various writers

Enjoyed reading it without critical thinking about the intended meaning of various events in the story. One writer goes so far as to observe that the  snake clasp on the belt of the main character Ralph reflects the "influence of the serpent."