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#45 The Catcher in the Rye (1945) - J.D. SALINGER

matttodd wrote 1 year ago: This wasn’t on my list of things to read next – now that I’m back home, I have acc … more →

Tags: america, first novel, Coming of Age, Banned Books

Mr Antolini's speech, part II15 comments

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: ‘I don’t want to scare you.  But I can very clearly see you dying nobly, one way or anot … more →

Tags: Maturity, Meaning of Life, The Catcher in the Rye

Mr Antolini's speech1 comment

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago:    “I have a feeling that you’re riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall.   Bu … more →

Tags: adolescence, The Catcher in the Rye, Cynicism

Holden watching girls, wondering what'll happen to them

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: You figured most of them would probably marry dopey guys.  Guys that always talk about how many mile … more →

Tags: men and women, Marriage, The Catcher in the Rye

The courage to be an absolute nobody

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: “I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody. I’m sick of myself a … more →

Tags: Fame!, authenticity, Franny and Zooey

Nobody could do anything phony when they visited me

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: And I’d let D.B. come out and visit me for a while if he wanted a nice, quiet  place for his w … more →

Tags: The Catcher in the Rye, authenticity

Don't let me disappear8 comments

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: Then all of a sudden, something very spooky started happening.  Every time I  came to the end of a b … more →

Tags: existentialism, The Catcher in the Rye

First base

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: Every time I got to the part about her out with Stradlater in that damn Ed Banky’s car, it alm … more →

Tags: sex, The Catcher in the Rye, Jane Gallagher, Jealousy

Phony conversation

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: It was the phoniest conversation you ever heard in your life. They both kept  thinking of places as … more →

Tags: inauthenticity, Conversation, The Catcher in the Rye

Old Judas

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: I said I’d bet a thousand bucks that Jesus never sent old Judas to Hell.  I still  would, too, … more →

Tags: Jesus, theology in literature, The Catcher in the Rye, hell

Jane Gallagher

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: She was a funny girl, old Jane. I wouldn’t exactly describe her as beautiful. She knocked me o … more →

Tags: Dreams of Revolution, Beauty, The Catcher in the Rye, Jane Gallagher, authenticity

Sensitive?

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: Sensitive. That killed me. That guy Morrow was about as sensitive as a goddamn toilet seat. - J.D. S … more →

Tags: humorous quotes, The Catcher in the Rye

You're a goddamn prince

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: I stopped on the way, though, and picked up Ackley’s hand, and gave him a big phoney handshake … more →

Tags: adolescence, humour, The Catcher in the Rye

Kings in the back row

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: I told he didn’t even care if a girl kept all her kings in the back row or not, and the reason … more →

Tags: Jane Gallagher, The Catcher in the Rye

The commas in the right place

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: That’s something else that gives me a royal pain. I mean if you’re good at writing compo … more →

Tags: Annoying, The Catcher in the Rye, writing

Some kind of goodbye

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: What I was really hanging around for, I was trying to feel some kind of a goodbye. I mean I’ve … more →

Tags: The Catcher in the Rye, goodbyes

I like Jesus and all

Nathan Hobby wrote 2 years ago: In the first place, I’m sort of an atheist. I like Jesus and all, but I don’t care too m … more →

Tags: Jesus, theology in literature, The Catcher in the Rye

Graffitti

Nathan Hobby wrote 4 years ago: You can’t never find a place that’s nice and peaceful, because there isn’t any.   … more →

Tags: The Catcher in the Rye, SWEARING

First base

Nathan Hobby wrote 4 years ago: Every time I got to the part about her out with Stradlater in that damn Ed Banky’s car, it alm … more →

Tags: adolescence, The Catcher in the Rye, Jane Gallagher


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