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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
Coiled Power Hot Sync

The book had noticeable markings & stains on the cover which were not in te description.
Huffy Dual Men s

One cannot describe how great this band was. Keith Moon was arguably the greatest rock & roll drummer that ever lived. His frantic style and continuous energy has set a standard that few have ever lived up to.
John Entwistle could easily be described as a “lead” bass guitarist. His performance from “dreaming from the waist” was awe-inspiring.
It’s sad that these two performers have passed away. The sound that the who created with these two will always be influential to any british invasion classic rock enthusiast.
Pete Townsend is a genious.
Roger was and is one of the best frontmen.
Watch both dvd’s. I’ve watched it atleast 20 times already and am always amazed. The live version of tommy in disc 2 extras is far better than the studio album or the movie.
The only downside to this dvd is the poor video quality and looped footage during “a quick one”.
Buy this dvd. After watching this, you too will love the who.
The Who At Kilburn

this is an excellent product.
that is all i can say about the ipod touch!
Dayton 3MB59 Trolley Plain

The 3 things you need to check to be sure this will fit your device are 1) the physical size, 2) storage size, 3) class/speed.

Size: there are regular sized chips and “micro” sized chips. This is a regular size, NOT a micro, so if you need a micro size, pass on this. This is about the size of a stamp and the thickness of a quarter, physically, with what looks like a corner cut off.

Storage size: The 8 Gig size is the most my device will handle, so check your device. Smaller will work, but more will be wasted. This gave me over 24 hours of recording time at a high quality recording speed.

Class: The flash chip here is a class 6 (which means it functions at a higher speed [not sure if it's double, just that it's faster overall] than a class 4, which in turn is faster than a class 2).

The “HC” means high capacity, as opposed to earlier models which should be labelled just “SD” without the HC.

I have just reached its full capacity and will be getting another one. You can wipe or delete parts of what you’ve stored, as with all memory devices, but I’d like to have another blank backup disc. No complaints about this one. I’ve had it for a little over a year.
Spawn Region 2

I absolutely fell in love with this book. The characters were true & believable, with the richness of a fine dessert. The voices of Aibileen, Minny & Miss Skeeter jumped off the pages and into my ears, making me feel as though I was there with them. This is one of my all-time favorite books!
Princess Tutu Vol 5

I love my Kindle! This is exactly what I was looking for in an e-reader. It’s not trying to be any kind of all in one device (although it does have some “experimental” additional features) – it is optimized for reading. If you are the type of person who is always in the middle of a book, or two, or three, and want to replace all the bulk with an electronic format, you’ll be very happy. You should be aware that the screen of the Kindle is “e-ink” – not like a phone or a laptop screen. There are two big differences between the two types of screens: first, “e-ink” can be read in daylight without any significant screen glare, but you will need to provide a light in order to read in dim conditions. Second, “e-ink” does not require nearly the battery power that a traditional screen does – so your battery lasts much, much longer. I charge my Kindle about once a week. I am very impressed with the convenience features like changing the screen rotation and text size. I love the ability to add notes and highlight content, clip articles from magazines, and search everything on the Kindle. I’m also using the Kindle to help with learning Spanish – I switched the default dictionary to a Spanish – English dictionary, so that when I’m reading in Spanish, I can get the English definition of a word simply by moving the cursor next to it. I love how easy it is to plug the Kindle into my PC and transfer pdf files – I just got a new phone, and one of the first things I did was transfer the phone’s user manual to my Kindle. It works with the PC just like a flash drive, and pdf files don’t need any conversion to be read on the Kindle. One thing I’d like to see improved is I’d like the ability to add tags to my library items and sort the home screen by those tags – the sorting options are limited. I provided that feedback to the address given in the Kindle’s user materials, and got a personalized reply very quickly – so even the service has been great. If I weren’t afraid to r
New Apple iPhone Designer

I just wanted to warn others about a major drawback of the Windows 7 Starter Operating System that this netbook comes with. I wasn’t aware of it when I made my purchase, and I wish I had been. Windows 7 Starter is a very scaled back version of Windows 7 that is only available pre-installed on netbooks. It it does not have full-featured functionality. It does not, for example, allow a user to change their desktop background. The stock blue Windows background it comes with is what you’re stuck with, unless you use third-party workarounds. You also cannot change window colors or sound schemes. Additionally, it does not offer DVD playback. So, if you had planned on attaching a portable drive to watch movies–think again. I highly recommend doing your own research into the limitations of Windows 7 Starter before you buy, if you plan to use it as your primary operating system.
HP Mini 210 1084NR

This software is everything it was advertised to be. It loaded up quickly and we were using it immediately.
ROTOR RR SS SLD

this is a great ipod holds lots of data and music and lots more love you apple .
Elisabeth Waldo and Her