The Catcher In The Rye - Tumblr Posts
23.08.21
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.” —The Catcher in the Rye, J.D Salinger
I love CrashCourse and Vlogbrothers, but—as I’m not a fan of non-sci-fi-fantasy-adventure fiction—this is the first novel of John Green’s I’ve read. It may end up being the only one, but it holds a special place in my heart. “Sycamore Trees” and “Capacity for Wonder” are my favourites, but it’s beyond that. This book bleeds humanity. It keeps me afloat on bad days. It reminds me that we’re not alone. This book means everything to me. I give John Green, as a human being, 5 stars.
Ok… 6 stars.
Holden Caulfield by ~alexaaaaa
"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."
This is pretty much a classic and as of right now my favorite classic. If you have never read "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, I highly recommend it, especially if you are an angst filled person like me.
We’re reading catcher in the rye, and literally all of our discussions in class is bout how depressed and suicidal Holden is, but I’m like mood??? Like is this not normal behavior???
Like same, funky-depressed white boy
Aveva delle orchidee appuntate sul vestito, come se venisse da un ricevimento o non so che. Era sulla quarantina, forse quarantacinque, ma era ancora molto bella. A me le donne fanno morire. Sul serio. Non è che sono malato di sesso o chissà cosa, anche se il sesso mi interessa parecchio. È che mi piacciono, tutto qui. Lasciano sempre le loro stupide borse in mezzo al corridoio.
(from "Social Animals")
What's the most depressing is
To hear hopeful words
From their feigned concern;
If they don't see with their own eyes
They never believe or even
Imagine something in you
And if you hurry to dance
To their tune to shut their mouths
They eventually fail to contain
Their sincerity, just burst into a laugh.
My dream job?
Standing in a rye field catching the children.
There are such conflicting feelings on The Catcher in the Rye, but honestly what’s so bad about it?
People be like: Holden is such an asshole and he’s so whiny
Like did we even read the same book??? Everything Holden does is because he’s a mentally ill teen who’s trying to deal with everything on his own. It’s literally one of the only times I’ve truly seen myself in aspects of Holden that I didn’t even know were there. He’s a well written character WHO HAS FLAWS.
Like literally; failing school because he has no motivation since he’s depressed? mood. Wanting to call someone but then convincing himself not to call anyone because they might reject him and that would hurt? mood.
holden but like with 21st century hair yeah?
I will wholeheartedly die on the hill that Holden Caulfield and Ponyboy Curtis would be best friends.
Hating the catcher in the rye because it make me feel all the that emotions I want to forget :/
Would recommend
Learning that wanting to agree with everything Holden says and moping together VS wanting to shake him and tell him life can get better are not mutually exclusive
Im currently reading the catcher in the rye and WHY THE FUCK ARE SOME PAGES JUST BLOCKS OF TEXT?!
Even my crappy essays that I write by hand are better formatted