So, Dad just re-read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. At least, he thought he was re-reading it. Throughout the book, he kept saying out loud, "Funny, I don't remember that happening in this book." He's starting to doubt that he actually read it in high school. He never used Cliff notes for the book, but he passed all the quizzes. I guess he managed to fake it all those many years ago.
Still, though he thought Holden Caulfield was not a very likeable character, Dad can see how young men could identify with the alienation Holden felt throughout the book.
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