• Nasan@sopuli.xyz
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    Also Catcher in the Rye, though maybe that’s a better example for reasons Americans shouldn’t read books. Probably could’ve gotten a few more years out of Lennon.

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      As a coming-of-age book, particularly for American teenagers, “Catcher in the Rye” resonates for a reason. It does an excellent job of capturing the moment from a sympathetic point of view. And then you read it ten years later, thinking to yourself “Holy shit was I really like this?” only to realize you absolutely were.