The Catcher in The Rye

My first review is about a classic book. In the past three years, I have read this book three times, and I am currently reading it for the fourth. Throughout those three years, my feelings about the book have changed. Specifically, my feeling about the main character of the book, Holden Caulfield. When I first read it, I somewhat admired Holden's ability to be so emotionless. There are so many big things going on in his life, and he really seems to not care, which is an interesting quality to have. The second time I read it, I really hated Holden. He complains and complains about how hard his life is, and how everything in his life is so phony. I believed at the time that is complaining is in fact why his life seems so difficult. The third time reading it, I felt about the same as before. This time, I feel a bit different. I think that maybe Holden's feelings about life are what everyone growing up feels at some point, that life is against you, and that everything is phony. Holden is after all, just a kid. This time reading the Catcher in the Rye, I really like the book, and the way it is written. It has been stated that the more times you read/watch/listen to something, the more you understand it. In this case, that is absolutely true.