Reviews

Der Fänger im Roggen by J.D. Salinger

sincerelymarleen's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

gje's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

Not my favorite and it was kind of boring 

noesbookishthings's review against another edition

4.0

I can't help but think that with a lot of these types of books, my rating would have been higher had I read them in high school like most other people. While I find them interesting and entertaining, I'm just not wowed by them or anything. Or atleast not as much as most people seem to be.

Holden Caulfield is hilarious. I love the way he thinks and talks. I have selected quite a few of his little terms to use myself from now on. And I love his view on girls, what a maroon!

I think my favorite part was when he was with his sister. It really showed a great side of him, she just adored him so much. And when she showed up at the museum with her little suitcase I almost started crying.

All in all a great book, I flew through it.

brysonw314's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

delaney1711's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

I can appreciate the stream of consciousness writing style and contradicting thoughts as Holden is trying to figure out the world and his opinions/emotions to a degree- but after a while I was not only bored but continuously annoyed by him. I kept waiting for something to happen and nothing ever did. I still didn’t even like him by the end of it. 

charliebenwah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I was never assigned this in high school and think that is when most people tend to read this book, so I thought that I would read it and see why it is assigned so frequently. I liked it, but I dont think that it really lived up to the expectations I had, because so many people seem to love it. 

chenma412's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sabinesiren's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

2.25

glendajb4's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This poor boy.

pitythechild's review against another edition

4.0

don’t ever tell anybody anything. if you do, you start missing everybody.

ohhh holden ☹️ i love this book… it was sometimes hard to pick up to read just because of the phrasing but whenever i was actually reading it it was so good. holden……. i understand him 🙁