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L'attrape-cœurs by J.D. Salinger

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aeniestas's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

rust3d_m0ss's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

meagan_young's review against another edition

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4.0

What a sad book. Not just a snarky, annoying teenager, but a boy who carries deep wounds and doesn’t know how to relate to the world anymore. I feel like I understood Holden’s story and perspective a lot better now than I did as a Junior in high school

e_beckett's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

Holden Caulfield they could never make me hate you

nqehoward's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced

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

2.75

callicrocs's review against another edition

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3.0

Sometimes I hated Holden. Sometimes I felt just like Holden. And I think he’d get that.

Really, I’d give this 3.5 stars if I could. Outstanding writing, pacing, characterization, and attention to detail. Tbh, I don’t love stories like this that capture the descent into depression…because in Holden’s words, “it depresses the hell out of me,” but I’d wish I’d read this when I was depressed. I would’ve felt understood, and I would’ve understood that sometimes depression isn’t a clear cut but just a bang of hopelessness that makes you do stupid things.