>Genuinely, if you're a young reader and you loved Catcher and you're >looking for something else that has a character with whom you might >empathize (in a way you may not yet empathize with Franny & Zooey, >depending on your age and your perspective), have a look at Hemingway's >Nick Adams stories, available at better book stores and libraries all >over. Especially "Indian Camp," "The Battler," "The Doctor and the >Doctor's Wife," and the extravagantly beautiful "Big Two-Hearted >River." my suggestion would be "the sun also rises". a great book that deals quite deeply in the psychology of the main character. or at least the psychological changes the character undergoes...matt stevenson