I’m going to differ with you here.. I actually read Catcher in the 8th grade and, at the risk of sounding hyperbolic- it changed my life... I’m not really sure why, i think that it was just such a breath of fresh air, and its structure , and Holden’s use of language, was so unlike anything i’ve read before or since.. come to think of it, i’m realizing now that in a lot of ways, Catcher in the Rye reminds me of Pulp Fiction, just how crazy original it was... In any case, i feel like i still look at things in a different way since reading that book over 30 years ago.