I just read “A Catcher in the Rye”. Unlike most kids in America, I never had to read the book for my high school English class. Instead, they felt we’d go out and find good literature on our own. It’s a shame it took me about 6 years to discover the thing on my own.
Anyway, EXCELLENT BOOK. I have 2 favorite books of all time: Invisible Man, by Ellison & The Jungle, by Sinclair. Well, the trinity is complete because I love this book.
I see a lot of myself in Holden Caulfield. I’ve read that he is the ultimate Capricorn. He’s a pessimistic-realist who sort of harshly critiques the world around him. He was kinda like a verbal blogger!! Anyway, I see a lot of myself in that book, and it definitely spoke to me.
And is it audacios to feel that I share a writing style with Salinger? By no means do I feel I’m on his level, but the whole digression from the point, the pseudo-stream-of-consciousness writing of the book felt familiar, just like the dreck y’all read here. Ok, this isn’t dreck, but it’s also not a classic (not yet!). I hope I can one day develop a style as expressive as Salinger’s…
