Originally posted by Neri:
I agree that Salinger and Fitzgerald are both great novelists. You'd have a tough time finding someone who disputes that. The Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby are among the greatest novels ever writen.
I've never read the Great Gatsby, but I have read the Catcher in the Rye and I didn't really it. Maybe because I forced to read it for one of my classes put me off it straight away, but the story didn't really interest me too much. Just my opinion.
