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When my brother first read \u00a0The Catcher in the Rye<\/em>\u2014he loved it\u2014I asked my mom if I could read it, too (tho \u00a0when did I start consulting with my mom on whether I could read a book?), and she said, “No. It’s in appropriate” or something like that. The point was I was too young. I wish I could say that I read it anyway, by cover of darkness\u2014but, alas, no. I waited till I was deemed “old enough”\u2014eighth grade\u2014and then I read it and reread it. I absolutely LOVED this book. I loved Holden Caulfield. I loved his angsty angry teenage voice. I loved the size of the book (it fits in a jacket pocket!). I loved the mysterious title. I loved that it was partly set in New York City, where I grew up.<\/p>\n Now I’m 27. It’s been at least 11 years since my last reread, I honestly remember very little about the book, and now I am going to blog my experience of the long-awaited re-encounter. Come along for the ride!<\/p>\n Chapters 1 and 2<\/a><\/p>\n Chapters 3 and 4<\/a><\/p>\n Chapters 5-7<\/a><\/p>\n Chapters 8-10<\/a><\/p>\n Chapters 11-13<\/a><\/p>\n Chapters 14-16<\/a><\/p>\n Chapters 17-19<\/a><\/p>\n Chapters 20-22<\/a><\/p>\n Chapters 23-26<\/a><\/p>\n And, of course:<\/p>\n Catcher in the Rye \u00a0<\/em><\/a>SparkNote<\/a><\/p>\n Reading Comprehension Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n GUESS WHAT? We’ve also \u00a0blogged The Great Gatsby<\/em>, \u00a01984<\/em>, \u00a0Lord of the Flies<\/em>, \u00a0The Odyssey<\/em>, \u00a0The Scarlet Letter<\/em>, \u00a0Hamlet<\/em>, and \u00a0The Crucible.<\/em> \u00a0Find \u00a0every \u00a0Blogging the Classics<\/em> post right here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When my brother first read \u00a0The Catcher in the Rye\u2014he loved it\u2014I asked my mom if I could read it, too (tho \u00a0when did I start consulting with my mom on whether I could read continue reading<\/span>