Tina's Updates en-US Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:41:01 -0800 60 Tina's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus8832395465 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:41:01 -0800 <![CDATA[Tina is currently reading 'Station Eleven']]> /review/show/7149547755 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Tina is currently reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
]]> ReadStatus8786194279 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:30:00 -0800 <![CDATA[Tina wants to read 'The Passage']]> /review/show/7115458026 The Passage by Justin Cronin Tina wants to read The Passage by Justin Cronin
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]]> ReadStatus8786184660 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:27:10 -0800 <![CDATA[Tina wants to read 'The Silent Patient']]> /review/show/7115451579 The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Tina wants to read The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
]]> ReadStatus8571987018 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:47:24 -0700 <![CDATA[Tina wants to read 'The Stranger']]> /review/show/6963342369 The Stranger by Albert Camus Tina wants to read The Stranger by Albert Camus
]]> ReadStatus8571985230 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:46:44 -0700 <![CDATA[Tina wants to read 'Frankenstein: The 1818 Text']]> /review/show/6963341041 Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Tina wants to read Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
]]> ReadStatus8571981677 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:45:21 -0700 <![CDATA[Tina wants to read 'Dracula']]> /review/show/6963338442 Dracula by Bram Stoker Tina wants to read Dracula by Bram Stoker
]]> ReadStatus8571978255 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:43:59 -0700 <![CDATA[Tina wants to read 'The Shining']]> /review/show/6963335952 The Shining by Stephen King Tina wants to read The Shining by Stephen King
]]> Review6826650968 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:22:40 -0700 <![CDATA[Tina added 'The Catcher in the Rye']]> /review/show/6826650968 The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Tina gave 2 stars to The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback) by J.D. Salinger
I didn’t think of this book as anything special really. I don’t know if it’s an age thing? Maybe I would’ve appreciated it more if I were younger? Or older, some are saying? I get the feeling you need to be in a particular headspace when reading this to enjoy it which I would guess comes from being understood.

That being said, I really do appreciate how well Salinger captures the voice of a teenager! I also think it does a good job depicting loneliness and the struggle to form meaningful relationships and connect with people. That is a theme that will always entice people, as we are social creatures by nature, and so I consider Holden’s experience to be one that is almost universal. No wonder it’s so special to some people.

*SPOILER:*

It is definitely nuanced in terms of his implied SA, the lack of involvement from his parents, and the death of his brother. I do understand that, and I did sympathise with him for all of it. I just didn’t feel particularly attached to his character. ]]>