J.D. Salinger J.D. Salinger - there is something special about this writer. Not only his personality and life is unique and unusual, but the way he writes. I've only read one of his novels - "The Catcher in the rye". First of all, it is very well written, it's extremely fascinating and funny. I don't quite understand why a certain novel becomes a classic and finds millions of lovers across the world. But the story of Holden Caulfield resonates with, I think almost everybody's teenage years, this kind of nigilism spirit and the way you look at the world when you're not quite an adult yet, but you really want to look like one. I've first read it in Russian when I was about 19, and I remember thinking about it and repeating some of its scenes in my head, especially the ending. Now when I start reading this book after 10 years in original English version, I can't stop enjoying it. In fact, this is the first English novel which is easy for me to read and fascinating at the same time.