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The Catcher in Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in conventional terms, there is hardly any plot at all). Salinger's style creates an effect of conversation, it is as though Holden is speaking to you personally, as though you too have seen through the pretences of the American Dream and are growing up unable to see the point of living in, or contributing to, the society around you. Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood, it deals with society, love, loss, and expectations without ever falling into the clutch of a cliche.
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SOME NOTES IN THE TEXT to first few pages. Heavy wear to covers. SOLD AS READING COPY. 220pp. 
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This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. 
Larger format paperback. New edition with original American text. Very Good Condition. 
Minor wear & marking to covers. Contents are clean & sound. 192pp-Orig American text edition. 
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1963. Penguin. Paperback Good, spine ends, edges & corners worn, spine & covers marked, small tear bottom of spine. 
1966. Penguin. Paperback Good, bottom of spine damaged, top of spine & corners worn, edges rubbed, spine creased, covers & page edges marked. 
Softback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. Ships within 24 hours., 200grams, ISBN: 
A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. -, Mass Market PaperBack, Very Good / 
A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. -, Mass Market PaperBack, Very Good / 
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