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A part of The Great American Read series, John Green shares his passion for J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and urges viewers to include the novel on their list of great books.
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- Have viewers identify books that they have read and reread only to find different appeals each time
Classroom Considerations
- Although the voting has closed, Green's plea to viewers to vote for The Catcher in the Rye as one of the greatest American novels is stirring and encourages viewers to read it if they haven't and vote for it if they have
Pros
- Green makes the point that really exceptional books hold great—sometimes different—truths as we read and reread them at different times in our lives
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