En vista de que no publicaron mi resumen en inglés, les doy uno en mi "native language". EL Guardián entre el Centeno, es una obra qe no se puede leer a la ligera, pues el gran contenido espiritual que guarda tras el gracioso, irónico y cínico Holden Caulfield es más extenso de lo que muchos ha notado. Este libro nos narra las vivencias de un adolescente diferente, de un jóven que ve la vida más allá del éxito profesional o las relaciones humanas y se preocupa más por su aspecto psicológico y por vivir su vida a su manera. La figura de Phoebe representa su gusto por lo auténtico, por lo natural e inalterado, asì como el hecho de maravillarse de pequeños detalles tras haber despreciado grandes obras artísticas. Concluyo que EL Guardián entre el Centeno es un libro que va más allá de lo gracioso o cínico (lo cual también es parte fundamental) dejando entre sus páginas un nuevo modelo de adolescente, un triunfador fracasado.

No puedo creer que no haya un solo review para un libro tan impresionante como este. Me encanta Holden Caulfield con su aburrimiento y su cinismo, frente a una sociedad que lo ahoga y lo aparta. Hace como un mes he leído un libro que ha sido como encontrarme con mi viejo amigo Holden. Se llama "Mala onda", el autor es Alberto Fuget (Chileno) y el nuevo amigo se llama Matías Vicuña. No dejen de leer ambos libros! No le teman a lo que he dicho de ambos personajes. Los dos son sumamente inocentes como para hacerte sentir que la mayoría la ha cagado.

Franny and Zooey is a wonderful novel that gives concise insight into minds of the Glass family. Salanger is brillant as he uses intellect and whit while creating the characters. It gave me a whole new outlook on the world. I recomend it to all.

My name is Will Feaver and I go to Colonel Gray High in Charlottetown PEI Canada and I would like to to talk to the athor of "Catcher In the Rye" J.D. Salinger for a school project and some serious bonus marks.

While wondering around the library one day, I saw this book and figured I might as well read it because it was a "classic." I am sooo glad I did. This book was wonderful. The plot was complex up until the last. The characters were very well developed. I couldn't put this one down. Just a warning though, this book has a quite a bit of bad language in it, but the story is still absolutly magnificent. A "must read"

this is an amazing anti-depressant. on the one hand it is the story of this really sad and depressed guy with a warped attitude in life, yet it is his innocence masked by his arrogance that is so touching. it is about this simple man with simple dreams and simple frustrations...someone like any of us! it is this simplicity that is so beautifully extraordinary. well the most emotional scene is when he breaks phoebe's cassette...i almost cried. the author is so powerful when it comes to playing with words and situations that a simple cassette breaking can bring tears to one's eyes. hats off.

This is the best book on J. D. Salinger that you could find! It includes autobiographical informatin and an interpretation of his stories. The ultimate reference book on J. D. Salinger!

Mr Lundquist had his work cut out for him in this biography of J.D. Salinger. Mr Salinger did not so-operate with this author and has refused publicity at all times. When "The Catcher in the Rye" came out in 1951, Mr Saliner escaped publicity by traveling to Europe.

Mr Lundquist pieces together what is known about Mr Salinger's life along with his stories ("Franny and Zooey", "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" among them) as well as Salinger's only novel "The Catcher in the Rye". You learn about Mr Salinger's part in the D-Day invasion, his correspondence with Ernest Hemingway and how often suicide or suicidal tendencies come up in his work.

I didn't know that Mr Salinger used his own experience at prep school in Holden Caulfield's life. Mr Lundquist also shows how Mr Salinger's religious beliefs, particularly about Zen Buddhism, underscore all his writing.

This is a very interesting book about J.D. Salinger, as it examines his life through his work and not just the typical "he was born on such and such a date, married So & So and had 3 kids..". I won't claim I understand the man or his writings completely, but it definitely does give you insight into his personality. I recommend this book highly if you want to know more about the reclusive writer of "The Catcher in the Rye".

This is Salinger's canon. "The Catcher in the Rye" covers a few days in the life of Holden Caufield around the time he is expelled from yet another prep school. When his sister Phoebe presses him on what he'd like to be, what he'd like to do with his life, he mentions the phrase "If a body meet a body comin' through the rye" from a Robert Burns poem and continues, "... I keep picturing all these little kid playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around -- nobody big, I mean -- except me. And I' standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff -- I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's what I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all."

The remaining works touch on or are devoted to the Glass menagerie, the children of Les and Bessie Glass. They were all precocious youngsters and all appeared at one time or another on a radio program called "It's a Wise Child." Seymour is the eldest and is the subject of "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" in "Nine Stories" and of both "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters" and "Seymour, an Introduction." All these are written in the voice of Buddy Glass, the second oldest. "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters" is the story surrounding Seymour's wedding day. Buddy shows up for the wedding, but Seymour doesn't. In the words of the matron of honor, "But what man in his right mind, the night before he's supposed to get married, keeps his fiancée up all night blabbing to her all about how he's too happy to get married and that she'll have to postpone the wedding till he feels steadier or he won't be able to come to it?"

Franny and Zooey are the two youngest Glass children. Their stories revolve around Franny's efforts to come to grips the notion of praying without ceasing. Here (and elsewhere) there are spiritual themes heavily influenced by eastern traditions.

I find Salinger's work delightful and highly recommend it.

If you're reading this review, you're probably a STUDENT looking for a hint of insight into "The Catcher in the Rye" for school.

You've found it -- I (15 yrs. old @ the time of this writing) enjoyed "CATCHER" on my own, and, interested, bought this essay collection. I wasn't bored by it, either, so you're most likely to have an easy time getting through this.

The title of the book is pretty self-explanatory, so I'll give you some of the HIGHLIGHTS (best essays):

"Catcher" is Weak and Fails to Explore its Themes; Parts of J.D. Salinger's life that can be found in "Catcher"; Holden's Language [this essay is pretty much a PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE on Holden]; and: An ATTACK on "Catcher in the Rye."

So the book is pretty goddam good and all, I mean it really is. I got a real bang out of it and all. I nearly broke my goddam neck, if you want to know the truth.

Out of all the criticism I've read of Salinger's work, I've found this to be one of the most helpful. Essentially it provides a good overview of the various religious traditions referenced by the Glass clan. The author does a good job not only of relating the context of religion within the story, but also gives a nice concise overview of the religions by themselves (in fact, the presentation rather reminds me of Steele's Guidebook to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance). Overall, I think this book is a great way to get some bearing on various religions, especially if your're thinking about taking a class. (often books about religions are rather disembodied, so seeing how the Glass Family interacts with various ideas is a vivid place to start)

After reading the reviews of Amazon.com, I decided to read this book as part of an English assignment. I had a hard time putting this book down. If you like old-fashioned writing, this book is certainly one you should read! The blurb on the jacket cover isn't very appealing, but the book is much better than the editors make it sound. I recommend this book to anyone over the age of twelve who loves good literature.

The Catcher in the Rye is the best book I have ever written. I am a 15 year old, and no other book I have read has described a teenager as well as J.D. Salinger. At first, Holden Caulfield arouses the reader's sympathy, but quickly changes to frustration b/c one cannot tolerate Holden's kvetches for too long. One might interpret Holden as severely depressed and in need of a sgrink, but for me, I think Holden was actually a portrait of the typical teenager. Read this book!

When you ask the question, Would you read this book? Well I'll tell you why I would. Personally, I would read this book over and over again if I had the time. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel that is based on a teens life who has faced many challenges in his life. He went from going to a prep school and failing out, dealing with his brothers death, where to stay at night, who to call when he needed to vent about lifes troubles and worrying about telling his parents he failed out of prep school. He also told a lot of white-lies, but who doesn't? This book shows a lot about how a person deals with many troubles in their life, and how to move on and become a better person. Someone said,"Once you've found what your looking for, it's yours, go for it and don't look back." My favorite part of this book was comparing it to my own life. I may have difficulties in my life, but I have never given up. Like Holden, I wasn't very popular in high school either, but I never gave up the hope of thinking that one day people might like me for who I am. I'll do what I have to do, to get through life being happy and satisfied with what is before me. But and I quote, from my senior highschool year book, "I'll stay the way I am because I don't give a damn". That's just the way I am. In the book it said that Holden represses his emotions and pains inside, if he would have just let them out once in awhile, he would have had a better way of making decisions in his life. I was told many times before, don't give up on life when you are struggling, keep trying and smiling and you'll go far, farther than you can believe. But like I said before, I would read this book over and over again if I had the time in between my busy schedule. I've already read it twice, once in high school and now, my freshmen year of college. I would recommend this book to those of you who are understanding the troubles of highschool, and/or anyone whom may be struggling with the walks of life known to be difficult.