tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post4421597663397090565..comments2023-09-24T07:43:33.022-05:00Comments on A Bookshelf Monstrosity: J.D. Salinger Dies at 91A Bookshelf Monstrosityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674115889348650429noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-37790404105366698492010-02-01T07:42:59.984-06:002010-02-01T07:42:59.984-06:00I read Catcher in high school and loved it. I read...I read Catcher in high school and loved it. I read it in college and didn't love. I read it last year and found Holden whiny and annoying -- but I still somewhat enjoyed it.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-22972760049547944082010-01-30T17:19:04.714-06:002010-01-30T17:19:04.714-06:00I was 13--Grade 8 English class.
I loved it!
Now...I was 13--Grade 8 English class.<br />I loved it! <br />Now, I think I will re-read it...and his other work, too.<br />:o)pippirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434077761560911345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-18778596285574815922010-01-30T07:18:01.190-06:002010-01-30T07:18:01.190-06:00Books that changed me as a teenager have a special...Books that changed me as a teenager have a special place in my heart. The ones that come to mind for me are <i>Their Eyes Were Watching God</i>, <i>A Doll's House</i>, and <i>Perks of being a wallflower</i>.A Bookshelf Monstrosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674115889348650429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-36446911348413410922010-01-29T22:39:05.852-06:002010-01-29T22:39:05.852-06:00I believe I was 15, and I've never looked at t...I believe I was 15, and I've never looked at the world the same. Wonderful works change your views, and that is what "Catcher in the Rye" did for me.Kimberlyhttp://booksslicedanddiced.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-83457263848023620072010-01-29T13:19:17.101-06:002010-01-29T13:19:17.101-06:00Oh, man that would be awesome if you found it!Oh, man that would be awesome if you found it!A Bookshelf Monstrosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674115889348650429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-22085272610595326502010-01-29T11:35:01.073-06:002010-01-29T11:35:01.073-06:00I first read it in high school and absolutely love...I first read it in high school and absolutely loved it. I think my paper was on something like comparing it to my life and my teacher loved it. I hope I have that paper somewhere in storage. I'd love to dig that out and read it again.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978371169108528359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-87599560312897035882010-01-29T08:05:48.462-06:002010-01-29T08:05:48.462-06:00I haven't yet, but I've always wanted to.
...I haven't yet, but I've always wanted to.<br /><br />annAnn Elle Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192162600274764681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-20780665298979995642010-01-29T07:13:36.037-06:002010-01-29T07:13:36.037-06:00Amanda- Yeah, I wasn't really taken with Catch...Amanda- Yeah, I wasn't really taken with Catcher, either. I'm more a fan of his short stories :)<br /><br />Molly- I'm glad you found me! We're never too old to discover a classic, right?<br /><br />Julie- I'm thinking of revisiting <i>Nine Stories</i> sometime this year.<br /><br />Alyce- I know, right? 91?!?A Bookshelf Monstrosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674115889348650429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-30863536798081573732010-01-29T00:03:48.124-06:002010-01-29T00:03:48.124-06:00I had seen that he died, but I had no idea he was ...I had seen that he died, but I had no idea he was so old.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-51701423812961199332010-01-28T22:51:45.200-06:002010-01-28T22:51:45.200-06:00I read this my junior year of high school in honor...I read this my junior year of high school in honors english. I loved it right away, but haven't read it since. I think I will need to rered this one sometime soon, as well as some of Salinger's other books.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023045090314854107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-11937924683350790972010-01-28T19:58:31.189-06:002010-01-28T19:58:31.189-06:00You know - the first time I read Catcher in the Ry...You know - the first time I read Catcher in the Rye was less than 6 months ago at the ripe old age of 49.<br /><br />I attended a lecture this summer and the speaker focused on Holden Caulfield. He inspired me to read this classic, and I am grateful that I did.<br /><br />I found your blog by way of Goodreads - and the fact that Beth Fish added you as a friend. I look forward to following your posts throughout 2010.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-40590555506871528742010-01-28T19:14:25.985-06:002010-01-28T19:14:25.985-06:00I was 22, and for some reason the book didn't ...I was 22, and for some reason the book didn't stick with me at all. Probably because I was reading a book a week that year and had a 6 month old kid that kept me awake a lot. I need to reread it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-68870058110034897852010-01-28T18:11:44.478-06:002010-01-28T18:11:44.478-06:00I was 19 - older than Holden, but the book still h...I was 19 - older than Holden, but the book still hit close to home. RIP, Salinger :(Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com