I was excited to discover that– serendipitously– an online book discussion group was going to be discussing Catcher in the Rye just as I was finishing my re-reading. Unfortunately, the second thread in the conversation revolved around whether or not Holden was “clinically depressed” and how much better it would have been for him if [...]

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Re-reading Catcher in the Rye for the first time in a couple of decades. What a splendid book. Like many youngsters, I used to identify with Holden. Now I recognize the strange blend of a character that is at once believable and yet wholly unrealistic… both because he is possessed of remarkable insight into human [...]

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