brittanymcmcmc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Homophobia, and Sexism
m00nmins's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Blood, Cancer, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt
cherryfreckle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexism, Child death, and Grief
Minor: Homophobia and Pedophilia
bexi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Sexism
Moderate: Cursing, Lesbophobia, Violence, Body shaming, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Misogyny, and Suicide
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Gore, and Sexual assault
thewritetofight's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Spoiler
I found it very interesting how they implied towards the end of the book that Holden was abused sexually, you don’t see that often in books or any forms of media about boysGraphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Violence, Misogyny, Mental illness, Cursing, and Drug use
Moderate: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child death
diana_raquel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Partially published in serial form between 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye is considered to be one of the best modern American novels. It follows the events in Holden Caulfield's life for a weekend after being expelled from his boarding school. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents because of its themes of alienation and angst. It also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, grief, connection, sex, and depression.
I think that this is one of those books that you have to read in a certain mood or at a specific time in your life (teenage years). Maybe because I'm not in the right mood or in my teenage years, this book did nothing to me. It's a "meh" to me. I know that Holden isn't intended to be a likable character but I just roll my eyes because he can be very annoying. Most of the time, I was just "Grow up already!".
I liked the writing style and even with my annoyance with Holden, I have to say that he is the perfect example of an unreliable narrator. But, alas, it is still a "meh" to me.
Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Misogyny, Violence, Body horror, and Cursing
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
friendlypoet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Mental illness, and Grief
sasquatch_3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Hate crime, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Grief, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts
kathyovalle01's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Vomit