The Catcher in the Rye

So, I know at some point I will have to read this book for school so I thought it would probably be smart to just read it now so that I have the gist of it when it comes time to read it for school.
Well let me tell you I am not looking forward to reading this book for school, it was so boring I actually had to have a reward system for my self just so I would finish it.
Now my reward system is not like a little kids, its if I finish a chapter I get to read a chapter of a book I truly want to read.
It was like pulling teeth or watching paint dry this book, both of which I would rather have done then read it!
I know this book is suppose to be a literary classic but I think people need to raise their standards because it was horrible!
Yours Truly,
Book Girl

Summer reads

So, here's the deal during school I don't have all that much time to read books just because I want to and even if I do I generally don't have time to post on here about them so it's hard to keep this up to date. But here's what I've been reading this summer:
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Gossip Girl the Carlyles: You just can't get enough by Cecily von Ziegesar
Vanity Fair by William M. Thackeray

Reviews to follow :)