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5th Jan 2009, 05:03 PM
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| -type text here- Full Member   Gender: male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Friends and mum Location: milton keynes. Posts: 231 Join Date: Oct 2008 |  catcher in the rye has anyone read it and if yesh whats it like?
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5th Jan 2009, 05:41 PM
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| Well Known Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: anyone who asks Location: Washington State Age: 21 Posts: 150 Join Date: Sep 2007 | Re: catcher in the rye Catcher in the Rye is really fantastic! I just read it for class and it was really great... I never cry at books and at one point I shed a few tears hahaha  . Basically it is about this kid, Holden Caulfield, who is kind of a failure at life. The book covers three or four days in his life and the characteres he interacts with and there is one scene with his sister that is really amazing. Read it! |
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5th Jan 2009, 05:42 PM
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| J'essaie de Parler Français! :] Full Member  Gender: Garçon Orientation: Bisexuel Location: Nouvelle-Angleterre. Age: 21 Posts: 2,351 Join Date: Sep 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye its really interesting. But its not as relevant to life as it used to be. In The end you have to decide if he's crazy or if its just normal teen angst.
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5th Jan 2009, 05:46 PM
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| look at the good i do Full Member   Gender: Lv. 18 ♂ Orientation: Water / Dragon Out Status: Uncommon Location: Johto Posts: 1,562 Join Date: May 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye When I read that my sophomore year, I practically took like 15 minutes of class time to discuss with my teacher Holden Caulfield's sexual orientation. It was nice. Holden's gay. Or bi. He's not straight. He's so gay.
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5th Jan 2009, 07:26 PM
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| Charles Full Member   Gender: Queer Orientation: Queer Out Status: All but family Location: Paris Age: 21 Posts: 428 Join Date: Aug 2007 | Re: catcher in the rye Quote:
I read Catcher in the Rye during my freshman year of high school, and I quite enjoyed it. The plot was a bit odd at certain points, but the theme and symbolism the work explored resonated profoundly. But if you want to what it's like, try to read it for yourself.
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5th Jan 2009, 08:06 PM
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| Call me Katie Full Member   Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Ask me and I'll tell you. Location: Lincoln, Rhode Island Age: 20 Posts: 8,119 Join Date: Oct 2007 | Re: catcher in the rye I really liked Catcher in the Rye the first time I read it. Its quality slowly diminished with each additional read though. I may have read it too many times in too short a time?
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5th Jan 2009, 08:11 PM
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| Notoriously Homosexual Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people Location: Ames, Iowa Age: 20 Posts: 3,875 Join Date: Oct 2007 | Re: catcher in the rye I read it freshman year. Most people despised it. But I loved it. It's been awhile, so I don't remember much about it, but I remember that it was very..."different". I've been planning to read it again for a long time, but I've never got around to it. Another thing I remember; I completely agree that Holden isn't straight.
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5th Jan 2009, 08:12 PM
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| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: catcher in the rye you either love it... or you hate it. most people who like it can relate to it. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED it. |
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5th Jan 2009, 08:40 PM
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| Member Regular Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Houston, TX Age: 22 Posts: 48 Join Date: Jul 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye I love Catcher in the Rye. I remember it being one of the only books in class that people truely listened too.
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5th Jan 2009, 08:46 PM
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| Pirate! Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: If I have to say, I, my friends, am homogay. Out Status: All but family Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas Age: 22 Posts: 2,149 Join Date: Jan 2007 | Re: catcher in the rye All I remember is the fucks. haha
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5th Jan 2009, 09:48 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member  Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Totally out, except for extended family Location: Minnesota Age: 20 Posts: 314 Join Date: Dec 2007 | Re: catcher in the rye Quote:
BUT YEAH. Catcher in the Rye is an excellent book. It's definitely one of my favorites. The narrator and protagonist, Holden, is somewhat of an angsty teenager of the 1950s. The book is also a pretty easy read- nothing too complicated. | ||
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5th Jan 2009, 11:38 PM
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| was a pinstripe. Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: K4/5 ? Out Status: Some people Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 492 Join Date: Jun 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye I have read it twice for school, once in 2004 (year 7) and once in 2008 (year 11). Mum wanted to sell it on to someone who will need it this year but I wouldn't let her, I just love it too much. If you think about it, it is a pretty boring book. He goes places, he talks to people, he asks questions. That's mostly it. But I still love it because of the character development that Salinger does. <3
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6th Jan 2009, 04:06 AM
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| Psycho Glitter B*tch Full Member   Gender: Guy, Unless Life Was a Horrible April Fools Joke. Orientation: Gay/Asexual/Confusing to Explain Out Status: Armed and Fabulous! XD Location: California Age: 23 Posts: 7,381 Join Date: Mar 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye I was forced to read it... didn't like it. However, it was AFTER we read The Power of One, so my expectations were set extremely high, and I wasn't really reading it as much as I did The Power of One :P I'll have to read it again some day and see how it compares with a clear mind.
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6th Jan 2009, 05:51 PM
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| Member Regular Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: everyone now!!!!! Location: North Carolina Age: 21 Posts: 86 Join Date: Jan 2009 | Re: catcher in the rye haah ive never red the book but i do have it, now i think i have to XP |
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7th Jan 2009, 02:39 AM
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| Member Regular Member  Gender: non-conforming Orientation: ♥ the ladies Out Status: 'love me a teachable moment Location: seattle! Posts: 37 Join Date: Sep 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye at one point in my life i considered it a favorite. try it out, maybe you'll like sallinger. |
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7th Jan 2009, 07:24 AM
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| EC's Soldier! Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Sargeant sexual Out Status: whoever asks Location: Born in australia, but now living some where else Age: 21 Posts: 2,273 Join Date: May 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye Quote:
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7th Jan 2009, 12:17 PM
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| I Can't Help You Fix Yourself Full Member   Gender: Female Orientation: Garcons et filles Out Status: Seriously, Everyone knows Location: O-H-I-O! Age: 18 Posts: 2,066 Join Date: Feb 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye I love the Catcher in the Rye! I read it when I was in the eighth grade. It was probably one of the best books ever written (in my humble opinion). Like others have said, it's about Holden Caulfield's journey (like 3 or 4 days) after he gets kicked out of prestigous prep school Pency Prep. He spends most of the time in New York talking to various people and meeting some interesting characters. The symbolism was great. It was so well-written. I'm like, in love with this book if you couldn't tell. I'ma have to read it again sometime.
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7th Jan 2009, 12:32 PM
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| Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay but curious. Out Status: 1 person :) Location: California Posts: 474 Join Date: Jan 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye Catcher in the Rye is a really great book, identified with it very well at one point in my life and to some extent still do. . .SOOOOOOO much depth to it as well(It's an existential novel at its core). |
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7th Jan 2009, 01:09 PM
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| Well Known Regular Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Georgia Age: 21 Posts: 197 Join Date: Oct 2007 | Re: catcher in the rye I read it a few years ago, for the fun of it. I loved it. It's one of my all-time favorite books. Edit: this discussion made me realize that I forgot to bring my copy with me to school. Now I'm kinda sad. |
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7th Jan 2009, 05:51 PM
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| Slogan slag <3 Full Member   Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 267 Join Date: Dec 2008 | Re: catcher in the rye Two thums up and my personal HOORAY brilliant book, read it in school too. I think everyone can relate to a part of Holden at some point in their lives.
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