I read Catcher for the first time when I was in an extrememly depressed mode in college. It was the best thing I could have read in that state. I so related, it actually made me feel a little better. Sometimes when you're really depressed and looking at everything from a rather skewed perspective you can't imagine anyone understanding your angst. I found a friend in Holden. Consider giving Catcher in the Rye. Lezlee Hays