The best book ever.
Cynical, witty, classic.
Any open-minded individual can relate to Holden in their past or in their own life as of now.
An absolute masterpiece.
by Schmuck December 10, 2003
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Catcher in the rye is about a kid named Holden Cualfield going through life over a few days period.
It was banned by many high schools, and is probaly proclaimed the most banned book in the last century...
It's full of refernces to "Sex", lot's of swearing, and a few refernces to "Drugs", and full of "Alchohal"

WRITTEN BY - J.D. SALLINGER
Quote from Catcher in the Rye---
"'You know what I'd like to be? I mean if it'd be my goddamn choice'"?
'What? stop swearing.'
'You know that song, "if I body catch a body comin' through the rye? I'd like -'
'It's "If a body meet a body coming through the rye"!' old Phoebe said 'It's a poem. By Robert Burns.'
'I know it's a poem by Robert Burns."
She was right, though. It is "If a body meet a body coming through the rye." I didn't know it then, though.
"I thought it was "If a body meet a body,"' I said 'Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're runni ng and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the CATCHER IN THE RYE and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy."
Old Phoebe didn't say anything for a long time."
by Private June 1, 2004
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An amzingly written book.

its overlooked by most people because its a "school book"
I dont like reading it in school beacause my teachers read way into all the meanings and symbolism and crap.
I loved "The Catcher in the Rye" when i read it on my own, but now that my teachers RUINED it for me, i kinda try to avoid it.
by LGxFuadxXx September 29, 2006
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a marvelous and awesome classic 1951 novel written by j.d. salinger. however there are many vulgar expressions and sexual refrences.

recomended and voted as one of the best classic lit of the 20th century
john: hey dude, i just read this fucking awesome classic novel.

rob: is it called a catcher in the rye?

john: hell yeah!
by man with the codename V October 5, 2013
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A Catcher in the Rye is when, after taking a big dump, you reach down to wipe and fart on your hand.

A Catcher in the Rye is sometimes a precursor to aftershock.
I just took and big dump when I reached down to wipe and out of nowhere came a Catcher in the Rye.
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EMO BOY 1- "I'm so upset today."

EMO BOY 2- "Omg just read The Catcher in the Rye. It always makes me feel better. Holden knows the Truth."
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The purest of the purest form of crap. Virtually plotless, this book deserves to be banned. Outdated views of the world. Some gay emo dropout. This book SUCKS.
Catcher in the Rye is t3h uber-suXXorz.
by aka_Pyro May 8, 2007
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