The Catcher in the Rye: Chapters 1-9

Close Reads Podcast

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Arts, Books

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2020

⏱️ 82 minutes

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And just like that we're on to J.D. Salinger's controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Join David, Heidi, and Tim as they discuss why this book is so loved and yet so hated and why it's taught so often. Plus, they discuss the foul language problem, Holden's cynicism, whether they would let their kids be Holden's friend, and much more.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to Close Roots here on the Close Reads Podcast Network.
0:05.7	I'm David Kern and I am joined by Heidi White and Tim McIntosh.
0:10.0	Two people who are definitely not phonies, I would say.
0:13.6	How's it going?
0:14.2	Oh, thanks, David.
0:15.8	David, thank you.
0:16.8	Thank you.
0:17.8	You're not a phony either, David.
0:20.0	Like, for real, not a phony, like, ever.
0:24.8	Thanks.
0:25.9	Well, we are here to discuss The Catch from the Rye, J.D. Salinger's controversial,
0:31.9	but also beloved and very popular novel from the 19, I guess 1951 was when it was published. And we are going to talk
0:39.1	about it over the next three weeks. And then we're going to do the Q&A episode. Before we do that,
0:43.1	though, I want to remind people about some of the ways that they can get in touch. If you've
0:47.9	been listening for a long time, then you already know about our Facebook group, the Close
0:53.8	to Reeds podcast discussion group, lots of discussion
0:56.0	going on there. Peas Like a River had, had, feels like maybe a record amount of conversation
1:01.4	going on. People really liked talking about that book. I suspect that Catcher in the Rye is going to
1:06.7	have plenty of similar conversation, although there might be more hate discussion going on.
1:12.3	So if you want to either vent or celebrate this book, then you can head over there and do that.
1:16.0	You can also find us on Instagram and on Twitter at Close Reads Pods, and you can email us at closereadspodcast at gmail.com.
1:21.4	And then finally, we do have our email newsletter, which you can sign up for at closereads.substack.com.
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