The Catcher in the Rye

The longest short book I've ever read! The narrative style is still compelling today. My favorite part, however, was when Mr. Antolini tells Holden how it is - “...you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know... many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now... You'll learn from them - if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry.”