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AP English Students Aren’t Thirsting After Holden Caulfield Like They Used To (www.mcsweeneys.net)
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“Most English students make one of two choices: Either they love Holden and go on to have intense, fleeting, and passionate careers in fields like English or...

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think I felt that way reading it in 8th grade or whatever, but I didn't have the wherewithal to understand why the book made me so uncomfortable.