... You know immediately that Owen Meany is dead, but you spend the rest of the book reading about his life and how he died. Irving can get a little repetitive with his "GRRRR REGAN" rants but it's such a good bookkkkk. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -- okay now I'm just listing all the good books from my AP Lit class. Anyway, IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS, DO IT. NOW. Holden can get a little ...