Yeah I think Catcher, as well as Salinger’s other stories, benefits greatly from being slowly, because the richness of the books comes from unraveling its unreliable narrator. The truths he’s almost accidentally telling come out between the lines. It helps that the book is fairly short, because that eases the pressure to rush through it. I like short books for that reason, you innately savour them.

Speaking of other stories, if you liked the interplay of motivations and character and text in Catcher, I definitely recommend Franny and Zooey. It’s similar in style but more centred around the contradictions of young adult as opposed to adolescent disillusionment.