Really real. Life spirals farther and farther from reality as idealism and disillusionment form their own perfect world. 
 I hated reading it (Holden, the protagonist, swore far too much), but I love thinking about it. It's deep, deeper than you'd ever think if you just passed on through the novel. You've got to think, a lot. 
 It took Salinger ten years to write this novel, and it was originally two times as long. Don't take anything as insignificant. It all matters, and I love thinking that way. 
 It's a book everyone should read at some point, but only if you're dedicated to taking it seriously. 
 So even though reading it made me nauseous, this book is a masterpiece.