I like The Catcher in the Rye quite a lot and have read it three or four times. I also loved the Calvin and Hobbes cartoons of Bill Watterson. It is interesting to me how both authors chose shy away from fame and to protect their works from commercialization so ardently. I am fascinated by their single minded integrity. It also causes me to consider the similarity in their works. There is certainly an element of Holden present in the character of Calvin now that I consider it.
