Max

Where was the depth in this? To be honest, reading it was nothing but a chore. There are no complex storylines, no character development, no memorable lines, and even the most basic notion of “Show, Don't Tell” was completely missing. All secondary characters are devoid of any personality that goes beyond a defined emotion; a lack of believable human beings was the most noticeable aspect of this story.

With an underwhelming attempt at “poetry” and being artistic, Golden managed to screw up what could've been an intricate story about a Geisha's relationships within a small town. How does someone manage to write a main character to be SO one-dimentional and boring?

Chiyo/Sayuri does not seem to have any goal in life other than to marry The Chairman, like, is that all??? no desire to reunite with her sister, or grow as a person??? what happened??? how is this a successful book?

It is unfair to reduce the entire identity of a woman into “someone who must get married.” Golden tried (and failed miserably) to give life to his main character but it just comes off as ridiculous. Women do not only think of love and romantic partners, or just randomly think about stupid surface level metaphors.

Awful.

A never-ending analysis on women's economic, social, and artistic places in a patriarchal society. Woolf uses her trademark witty dialogue and unparalleled understanding of feminism to craft a work that is both extremely dense with information, and light on the reader's mind.

Posing questions that nobody dares to ask, Woolf confronts her own sex's abilities when it comes to creating art while facing an angered world. Cutting-edge arguments, wonderful pacing (even when giving a lecture or describing a Manx cat), and glorious word usage are what's come to be expected from Virginia Woolf's works, and this one does not disappoint.

Steinbeck managed to construct a self-contained world, full of characters that incorporate human emotion into the story. A contemporary American Classic, Of Mice and Men reminds the reader of how compassion can both nourish life and kill. The story encourages critical thinking against capitalism within the reader, specially if they're young, revolving the plot around the consequences of the Dust Bowl and Rural America's struggles to survive.

Wonderful pacing and dialogue. Austen's writing completely surrounds the reader, allowing her world to be discovered through a set of events crafted with surgical precision. This book must be enjoyed slowly, observing evey word carefully to take in all the magic imbued within the story.

It is incredible how Holden Caulfield manages to find something to hate in everyone and everything. Even if people are just living their lives and behaving like actual human beings. Setting aside how the protagonist behaves, I can see how this has become a classic; the unfiltered opinions and insults Holden spews out constantly, how nobody seems to “get him,” and his constant battle with finding discipline and identity, are all aspects that set in stone what it's like to live the worst/best years of one's life.

Holden tries to act maturely but almost always falls flat on his face, he is tied down by his age and immature mannerisms. This “letting go” of childhood and confrontation with the adult world make the book rich with humor and some sensibility. I could really see how Holden missed out on life because of his need to be superior, to not be “phony.”

The Catcher in the Rye is a tale that speaks about people in a way that most of us dare not. This is a story that kills fantasy, one that wants us to confront reality and its horrors.