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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I found Holden Caulfield to be such an irritating prick.
I can see why dozer likes him though.
( , Thu 7 Feb 2013, 12:52, 3 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

I read quite a few German and French ones at uni.
( , Thu 7 Feb 2013, 12:54, Reply)

cardhouse.com/x07/catcher1.htm
See also: Of Mice And Men. "The moral of this story is NEVER find work for your friends"
cardhouse.com/x12/mice.htm
cardhouse.com/x10/lottery.htm
( , Thu 7 Feb 2013, 12:56, Reply)

Couldn't bring myself to read all of the Catcher one though.
( , Thu 7 Feb 2013, 13:02, Reply)

But I'm able to separate my feelings about a character from an admiration of the text as a whole. For instance, Lolita herself is a manipulative, sex-obsessed bitch with no redeeming features, but the book itself is absolutely wonderful.
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( , Thu 7 Feb 2013, 13:00, Reply)

You seem to have a real issue with books that aren't meat and potatoes, linear stories. I find that pretty funny.
( , Thu 7 Feb 2013, 13:05, Reply)

Gotta get back to work now, we can share our views on Jack Reacher and his alpha-male fantasy fulfillment dogshit later, yeah?
( , Thu 7 Feb 2013, 13:10, Reply)
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