... to become a part of his book to make the characters come to life. Reading makes the world seem peaceful. Reading takes you to a world where nothing exists except for you and your book. The strange quietness occurs when I read with Steven's reader and we fall deeply into the story, and it remains quite until we return to reality. In J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye," I have always ... manages to arouse thought and make me question, is proof that the author has succeeded in doing their job. Harold Bloom, the author of "In Praise of the Greats," is one of the authors that provok...

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