The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
3 out of 5 stars
I think I may have read this book before when I was younger - but I don’t remember. I was intrigued because I read somewhere that this book has been associated with numerous murders.
Most notably, Mark David Chapman’s murder of John Lennon. Chapman identified with the novel's narrator to the extent that he wanted to change his name to Holden Caulfield. On the night he shot Lennon, Chapman was found with a copy of the book in which he had written "This is my statement" and signed Holden's name.
After John Hinckley Jr.‘s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981, police found The Catcher in the Rye in his hotel room.
Robert John Bardo, who murdered Rebecca Schaeffer, was carrying the book when he visited Schaeffer's apartment in Hollywood on July 18, 1989 and murdered her.
After reading the book, which was just average to me, I have come to the conclusion that this book is likely a favorite of sociopaths due to the consistent themes of isolation around the main character throughout the story.
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