We put together this list of 100 books to read many top book lists. Click on each title to read a synopsis and add comments. Warning: many synopses contain spoilers! Please comment on the ones you have finished, and tell us what you think!

100 Best Books

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger


In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield recounts the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a private school. After a fight with his roommate, Stradlater, Holden leaves school two days early to explore New York before returning home, interacting with teachers, prostitutes, nuns, an old girlfriend, and his sister along the way. J.D. Salinger's classic The Catcher in the Rye illustrates a teenager's dramatic struggle against death and growing up.

Read more: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/The-Catcher-in-the-Rye.id-53.html#ixzz0bCmGbXOP

No comments: