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| Cheer up, emo-kid. |
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| Written by joni |
| Saturday, 30 January 2010 18:39 |
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A few days ago we heard the news that JD Salinger had died. He was most famous for his novel "Catcher in the Rye". I only got around to reading the novel a few years ago, and my only thought was "grow up, kid, and stop whining". Now, don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the novel but just could not identify with Holden at all. Perhaps because I was not a teenager when I read it. I wonder, was the term "Cheer up, emo-kid" coined for Holden Caufield?
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I enjoyed it for its first-person narrative style. It's like Holden is sitting with you, rambling on. It only hurts if you try to analyse it too deeply.
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Sat 30 Jan 2010 18:54:49 EST
I had to endure Catcher at school and I've gotta say it was not my favourite novel. Not even close: All that zit-faced angst just gets you down after a while.
It was phoney this and phoney that....Jesus. Make like Portnoy and get a grip JD. Too late now, I suppose. He's dead. Also, for some obscure reason Catcher seems to resonate with a certain type of demented lost soul. That Chapman guy who plugged John Lennon had dozens of copies stashed-away in his lair and any decent serial-killer flick you see on tele these days seems to have a psycho-killer protagonist with a sizeable collection of copies too. Makes you wonder. So, if you want to know if that new dude you're dating is a potential serial killer, check-out his bookshelf. If you manage to locate more than one copy of Catcher, run fast and run far. 2
Sun 31 Jan 2010 02:31:38 EST
I admit to have not read Catcher in the Rye.
My Childhood, the classic by Gorky was bad enough to have to plough through in high school. As you can imagine this novel was rapidly translated to be My Gawky Childhood. What sort of name is Holden Caulfield? And did the author once have 'an experience' in the Melbourne suburbs? 3
Sun 31 Jan 2010 16:52:54 EST
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