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Egalitarian Thug

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1. Thank you very much for all the follow up. I have one question,

Reply to Pretzel_Warrior (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 08:48 PM

Jan 2013

Can somebody please explain what/why the nearly universal appeal of "Catcher in the Rye"? I've read it several times at every stage of my life and have never felt anything but contempt for Holden and find everything about the book to be puerile to the point of offensive.

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Third and FINAL installment in DU user Book Recommendations [View all] Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 OP

Thank you very much for all the follow up. I have one question, Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #1

A lot of people are like you in disdain for this book Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #2

Well, that should take care of your summer reading! OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2013 #3

You ain't kidding! I need to buy and check out a few Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #8

Nice list, looks like a considerable amount of work compiling that Fumesucker Jan 2013 #4

thanks! yep, the initial run through was....having a great time Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #5

Harry Potter aside it seems like all the books on the first list are quite old Fumesucker Jan 2013 #6

Hunger Games is also a new book series capturing young people's attention Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #7