So, yes these are books about people in a countercultural situation, and also its been decades since I read Catcher or The Outsiders, but I feel like there are two kinds of countercultural novels... one which basically says "look here's this alternative culture, isnt it a total mess, stay in school and get a job" and ones which have more of a "the dominant culture is broken and what are we gonna do about it". I think Catcher, and Trout Fishing in America are #2
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2026-08-27 03:22:45 UTC
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