The Catcher in the Rye

I think that this will be a good book. Im not sure if I will LOVE LOVE LOVE it because im afraid Holden might or might not get annoying? I guess we'll find out. The first chapter though made me want to yell at him to get over his "fear of phonies"! gahhhhh! Im sure a lot of those people aren't phonies, Holden's insecurties though make him scared to get to know people.

Now that Im a little farther in however, i don't think Holden will drive me crazy :) I think we can all relate to the "phony" thing to an extent (just not one as great as his!). Its annoying when people act one way just to impress others...I think that this could be a good book about Holden deciding to take responsibility for his life. I think he will realize that while there really are "phonies" out there, he is missing out on a lot of relationships with people. I think this book will have many themes on of them being the fear of "letting people in". It makes me think of the song "let love in" by the goo goo dolls!

The author Selinger is quite interesting. He has dated young college students, lives seclusively to avoid the press, plus his book has caused some controversy... so thats always interesting! :)