Comments on: Teens naturally whine… http://books.lohudblogs.com/2009/06/23/teens-naturally-whine/ About books, writers and, of course, readers Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:58:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve C. http://books.lohudblogs.com/2009/06/23/teens-naturally-whine/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Steve C. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:26:33 +0000 http://books.lohudblogs.com/?p=824#comment-679 I had my boys read catcher before entering middle school. along with F451,1984,animal farm and several others.. I had my boys read catcher before entering middle school. along with F451,1984,animal farm and several others..

]]> By: Randi Weiner http://books.lohudblogs.com/2009/06/23/teens-naturally-whine/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Randi Weiner Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:42:53 +0000 http://books.lohudblogs.com/?p=824#comment-678 I think what my daughter objected to was that he simply complained, and didn't do anything positive. Of course, she said that every book she had to read this year (she's just finished up her junior year; she turns 17 next week) was like that: alienated protagonists who saw how horrible the world was, ignored the good and just gave up the ghost. She said the only book her class read this year that had a 'happy' ending was Huckleberry Finn! I think what my daughter objected to was that he simply complained, and didn’t do anything positive. Of course, she said that every book she had to read this year (she’s just finished up her junior year; she turns 17 next week) was like that: alienated protagonists who saw how horrible the world was, ignored the good and just gave up the ghost. She said the only book her class read this year that had a ‘happy’ ending was Huckleberry Finn!

]]> By: Raimund Strauck http://books.lohudblogs.com/2009/06/23/teens-naturally-whine/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Raimund Strauck Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:30:54 +0000 http://books.lohudblogs.com/?p=824#comment-677 My 15 yr old daughter loves Catcher in the Rye. She is frustrated with all the pressures being put on her with being expected to succeed and buy into the popular culture of materialism and ego glorification. She identifies with Holden Caulfield because he is sincere about sharing his feelings with all the fakeness around him. My 15 yr old daughter loves Catcher in the Rye. She is frustrated with all the pressures being put on her with being expected to succeed and buy into the popular culture of materialism and ego glorification.

She identifies with Holden Caulfield because he is sincere about sharing his feelings with all the fakeness around him.

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