Rate this book

Catcher, Caught (2010)

by Sarah Honenberger(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1935597108 (ISBN13: 9781935597100)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

AmazonEncore

review 1: So this book is supposed to be based off the book, The Catcher in the Rye. I've never read it, so I'm thinking i may have been missing out on a big part of this book. but i kept reading, learning the story of a teenager, Daniel, who has leukemia & his battle with his parents who are all about natural healing, & being forced to send their chils to school when they want to keep him home. also about the relationship he has witb his first love, Meredith & his brothers & a friend he sees traveling down the wrong road.it was a coming of age book, twisted with knowing his life may not be long lived. i just didnt feel this book. again, maybe because he talked a lot about his relationship with Holden & I'm lost in those areas. & mainly because when the end came, i felt cheated, l... moreike, this is it? I felt short changed after everything i watched Daniel go through. Not my favorite book.
review 2: I liked the idea of this book: a teenage boy who is dying of leukemia is inspired by Holden Caulfield from Salinger's famous novel. The opening is strong, but the style seems to fall apart after a while and the voice that began the story is not the voice that ends it. I think the topic of parents who don't allow their children to have traditional medical treatment for illnesses like cancer is a timely one right now. Overall, this was a quick read that did not quite meet its potential. less

Download links for: Catcher, Caught

Advertising