#4: Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Holden Caulfield
J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye comes in at number four.
I know, I know, you read this baby in high school or college and it totally changed your life. Then you got old and bitter. Now it seems phony and overpraised. But then, just then, you pick it up again to read a couple of pages and dismiss it for good. Actually, they're not so bad, so you keep reading. Surely the first couple of chapters will prove its ill worth. But you keep reading and reading. Finally, after closing the final chapter, you realize…that’s a mighty fine book. Then you give it to your teenage niece or nephew to read. Hey kid, you say, this is one of my favorite books. It’ll change your life.
posted by Jason @ 11:29 AM
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I kept re-reading this book, important and life changing, until it became not like that any more. It's ok, I still remember when it changed me forever. The one that will not stop is Steinbeck's Red Pony. Cannot figure that one out yet.
Actually, I went straight to thinking it was phony and overpraised without it ever changing my life.
That's one "no" and one "maybe." Any other votes?
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