The Catcher in the Rye
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The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger

1951•Drama•240 pages

Taste attributes: dramateenfresh & originalwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agetroubled leadsself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA grounded novel that is good-natured, contained and fresh. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

Story of Holden Caufield with his idiosyncrasies, penetrating insight, confusion, sensitivity and negativism. Holden, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New York City and tells the story of what he did and suffered there.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaTeenComing of ageTroubled leadsSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

Runaway teenagersAdolescenceTeenage boysRunaway teenagers in literatureBrothers and sistersEmotionally disturbed teenage boysPreparatory schoolsBildungsromans

Details

Author
J. D. Salinger
Published
1951
Pages
240
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