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But there it was. And even though the book was squished and only half sticking out of her pocket, I knew what book it was from the gold-and-red cover. Catcher in the Rye. All beat-up, it looked exactly like my copy. Like the copy I always kept with me in my book bag because everyone thought it was a dirty book. My mother would've had a heart attack if she knew I'd read it even once, let alone four times.
— Jun 29, 2024 06:41PM
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Voicey. Kind of strange and aimless but it’s obviously intentional since it’s strange and aimless in the exact same ways as Cather in the Rye.
— Jul 12, 2024 05:51PM
Emma
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How could he know that? A grown-up I'd never met knew how I felt. My parents didn't. My teachers didn't. But a man I'd never met knew me. The thought made me so happy. So hopeful. Maybe life would turn out better than I thought. Maybe there was a place where I would fit in.
— Jul 12, 2024 05:17PM
Emma
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Paula’s father: I don’t want that evil to be a part of your life. I wanted the past to stay in the past. I wanted you to have the future.
— Jul 12, 2024 05:09PM
Emma
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Was that all there was? Trying? I suddenly understood what I never thought about before. Holden didn't escape. He was only gone for a couple of days. It seemed longer. But today seemed longer, too, although it was only a few hours. And then Holden wound up in a mental hospital. After the book ended, he just went home and grew up. And so would we.
— Jul 12, 2024 04:57PM
Emma
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Our great plans had failed. Maybe they weren’t such great plans after all.
— Jul 12, 2024 04:36PM
Emma
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Were people really this obsessed with going to college in the 1950s? That feels like a newer invention.
— Jul 10, 2024 07:40PM
Emma
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“Too bad Germany lost the war. They had the right idea.”
Jesus
— Jul 08, 2024 07:36PM
Jesus
