The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Just finished The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I gotta say I was really turned off by the negativity of the main character Holden Caulfield. Thats ironic because on one or two occasions in my life I've actually been accused of being a wee bit morose myself. Caulfield hates everything. The clerk at Barnes and Noble went I bought the book (shocking I actually bought a book at a brick and mortar bookstore) told me that Caulfield was definitely a pre-Hippie. I could tell that from reading. Everybody was a phony in Caulfield's eyes. It was kinda annoying how when referring to a person he seemed to always use the term "old" before the name. Old Pheobe. Old Sally. Old Jane. etc. etc. etc.

Next up is Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams (no relation, that I know of).

Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Just finished Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. This is another classic character that I found out I know very little about. We all think of Tarzan as the Johnny Weissmuller. The "Me Tarzan, you Jane." I found it kinda ridiculous that Tarzan who was I think around 18 having been raised by apes came upon his parents' cabin. He quickly taught himself how to read. Then within a few months he is taught how to speak French. Then he routinely learns to speak English. I don't think that its that easy to pick that up at that age.

Next up is Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I'm excited about this. I can only imagine this book is about a baseball team that is struggling with a talented yet troubled catcher. Its been kind of a slow go the past few months but now school is out and I'm expecting to knock out a few in rapid succession.