It’s a classic to be sure, but it’s often thought of as the classic-more than a coming of age novel more than a great coming of age novel. The Catcher in the Rye holds a very singular place in the world of literature. Accordingly, as happens every five years or so, it also became popular to talk about how overrated The Catcher in the Rye is (see Aaron Sager’s “Why I Dislike ‘Rye’: Not be-Holden to Salinger’s ‘Catcher’”, for example, PopMatters 11 February 2010) ![]() Once again, as happens every five years or so, it became popular to wax poetic about the literary achievement that was a nice little book called The Catcher in the Rye. ![]() ![]() Several eulogies were written, printed and posted in various media sources. Salinger died at the age of 91 and the world promptly began mourning him.
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