Archive for May, 2010
Title: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Pages: 214
Time spent on the “to read” shelf: 4 or 5 months I think.
Days spent reading it: 4 days.
Why I read it: The Catcher in the Rye is an American classic and very controversial. I honestly wanted to see what was so controversial. Also, it was one of those “classics” that I did not read while in high school. In researching about it later I read that in 1981 it was the most censored book in US high schools and the second most taught book in high schools. It was one of the 10 most challenged books in 2005, but it came off the list in 2006. Those are some fun facts for you.
Brief review:
This book frankly annoyed me. The writing has very repetitive and had many aggravating sayings in it. The word “really” is used almost as much as the curse words that are prevalent throughout the book (one reason it is often censored–I would guess that gd appears 2-3 times a page at minimum, sometimes significantly more). And I assure you, both appear more than they need to, I really mean it.
Holden Caulfield is the main character. He is the epitome of teenage angst. His world is utterly pessimistic. He sees only the bad in everything except his sister and his deceased younger brother. He is bright, but is failing out of school. He is obsessed with sex, but cannot develop a relationship with a girl. He is active and pursues all the pleasure trappings that a big city have, but has no defining meaning to his life.
The book covers three days between him being kicked out of school and his untimely return home. Holden is depressed, hates everyone, exaggerates EVERYTHING (annoyingly so), and seems to have few people skills. In short, he is the perfect anti-hero and irritating enough that I did not like him one bit while reading this book.
I suppose this book speaks to the hearts of some disaffected youth, but they would have to be interested in drudging through 200 pages of dribble in order to find the voic
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I fell in love with Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series a few years ago. Having always been a science fiction and fantasy reader, this series caught my eye during one of those periods life deals us from time to time where one needs a complete escape. Sometimes picking up a book targeted to children or young adults is the best salve for stress.
Colfer’s style is engaging and clever. The depth of detail is such that even during subsequent readings you will discover a new pun or play on words. I highly recommend this series to readers 12 and up. Though the title character is supposed to be an evil genius, readers will soon discover the truth behind his motives and will find themselves rooting for both the humans and the faries in this highly entertaining and fast paced series.
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I moved to a house that had hardwood floors and thought a stick vacuum would work fine, but it only pushed the dog hair. I had this from my previous home and this worked great. It picks up hair, dirt and everything else. I will admit it’s bulky, but if you can get passed that i would definitely suggest picking one up.
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I just bought number 3 as a gift. You can not beat this vacuum at this price. It almost pulls itself and it does a great job.
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Very happy using the 16gb card in my digital camera. Works great. No problems in my two months of heavy use. Would buy Transcend cards again.
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..not only is this the easiest (and accurate) home scale I’ve ever used, it’s an excellent example of great industrial design..should be included in the Museum of Modern Art’s Design Collection.
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I like this so much that I’m really enjoying cleaning again. This really does the job, got turned on to this from a column by Mary Hart, something to the effect of “best purchases I made”. I find this simple to use, instructions were easy to follow and the suction makes for quick drying. I’ve cleaned carpets and upholstery and am happy with both especially because I have a dog, which I love to hate, that has a poor track record. And, the price for what I got, it’s a bargain! The last time I had carpets cleaned I paid around 500.00 and prior to that I’d been renting machines. This will pay for itself in the first year. Take care to follow instructions and clean up the machine afterwards. (Sounds like advice that Mom would’ve given!)
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Excellent book! I read The Help in a week and now days later I am still thinking anout the women in the story. I cannot wait for Kathryn Stockett to write another book. I would love to see a sequel to The Help.
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I just took it out of the box to give it a try. Geez! It totally amazed me! Although looks like a toy, it slides like a piece of butter on ice and sucks well. I definitely prefer it over my previous expensive (>$200) Dirtdevil vacuum.
I’ll need more time to figure out its durability.
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