My Daughter who has a Masters in Literature and is a teacher, thinks it is great.
We read Lord of the Flies, then Catcher in the Rye in school. They are fascinating to compare and contrast. Are we savages even as children, or can children be “protected” from becoming savages by being caught before they fall off the rye cliff? Personally I agree with LOTF. I think children can do very evil things to each other.