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I will probably go down in flames with you, because I felt the same, though I liked his other works like Franny & Zooey. Catcher was full of slang that I simpl
by madrox 8y ago
I will probably go down in flames with you, because I felt the same, though I liked his other works like Franny & Zooey.
Catcher was full of slang that I simply couldn't relate to. For me, it wasn't that different from reading Shakespeare in high school...focusing on interpreting the language got in the way of my ability to empathize.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoFranny & Zooey... meh. The characters are cardboard cutouts, not people. I couldn't relate to them at all. You can't imagine wanting to have a conversation with any of them.