[elli1]

I cite catcher as The Worst book I have ever read.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I really like the Catcher in the Rye and the movie Valley Girls. I thought they were supposed to be comedies. Well that is how I read them anyway. I also liked Raise High the RoofBeam Carpenters and 7 Short Stories by Salinger.

IMO,lazy parents and the liberals assault on our American values thru everyday resistance to religion, and responsibility and hard work-As well as the creation of the Welfare State by Democrats looking to retain power- have more to do with the decline of our society than some work of fiction by a very silly man.

Just my .02

[PittsburghAfterDark]

I'm surprised that no one has brought up the more recent books in the "I'm rich whoa is me." genre; Bright Lights Big City and Less Than Zero.

I mean c'mon, Robert Downey Jr. performing fellatio due to being in debt to a coke dealer is REALLY far from reality.....

Wait, that happened for real didn't it????

[elli1]

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren is the best novel I have ever read. ATKM stands at the pinnacle; nothing else even comes close in my reading experience.