Cheer Up Holden

I love to read books. My favorite types of books are the classics. You always hear about the classics and if you've read enough of them, you are able to pick up references in movies and conversations.

Last weekend I managed to find the time to read and finish J.D. Salinger's novel, "The Catcher in the Rye". This novel was published in the early 1950's but gained it's popularity in the 1960's. I found an article online from the NY Times about how "The Catcher" is losing it's popularity with the new generations. I really don't know why. One claim is that this book was "unrelateable" but it is quite the opposite. Holden is scared, young and confused about life and growing up which is something that we all feel or have felt at some time or another.

"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."

The Catcher in the Rye, Chapter 26


All I know is that after reading this novel, I really do hope that Holden ended up happy.