Quote Originally Posted by Quin View Post
I always thought Holden was a whiny little bitch who needed to grow the smurf up, and the book really annoyed me.

Though it certainly is well written and worth a look.
I always got the impression that the book was a discussion of depression way ahead of its time. I get that impression from all of his novels I've read. All the characters seem like they're coping with depression. It's interesting, I wonder if JD Salinger had it.