Catcher, Caught
Written by Sarah Collins Honenberger
Narrated by Nick Podehl
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About this audiobook
After an earth-shattering diagnosis of leukemia, 15-year-old Daniel Landon sees a reflection of himself in the words of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Inspired by Holden Caulfield, Daniel begins to question the intentions and authority of those around him in his own search for identity as he faces death. Tired of his cramped surroundings and hippie parents’ alternative approaches to his treatment, he follows the footsteps of Caulfield to New York City in search of the same eternal truths, only to discover the importance of home when death looms. A coming of age story, a love story, and a new classic, Catcher, Caught will engage the imagination of more than one generation, searching for lasting values.
Sarah Collins Honenberger
Catcher, Caught, Sarah Collins Honenberger’s third novel, was inspired by her desire to reconnect today’s teenagers with the voice of J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield. She does this through a narrative based on the true-life story of a teenage boy suffering from leukemia whose parents refuse to allow him to receive traditional treatment. After penning Catcher, Caught, Honenberger fought her own personal battle with an aggressive cancer. Now in remission, she continues to write about families in crisis from her Virginia river house.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I wish our book club would read this book, because I would love to argue with someone about it. Fifteen-year-old Daniel Solstice Landon tells this first person story about the last year of his young life after he is diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. His hippie parents, especially his mother, do not want to follow the advice of the medical establishment, so they pull him out of school and he spends most of his time stuck on their houseboat, trying to connect with his friends and especially his new girlfriend, Meredith.
I was really looking forward to this story, especially the references to The Catcher in the Rye, but less than halfway through the narrative fizzled out and I had to force myself to finish. I wasn’t hoping for something as formulaic as a Jodi Picoult novel (My Sister’s Keeper for example), but I was looking for more depth of emotion from the narrator. This is the part where discussing it in book club would come in handy: I don’t expect a lot of depth and introspection from a teenage boy, but I wanted a lot more than was displayed here. Especially from someone who adopts Holden Caulfield, that black ball of teenage rage, as his role model. I find it impossible to say more without being snarky, but there were many, many things about the plot that I found highly implausible. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A parallel novel inspired by Catcher in the Rye. For students who have read Catcher in the Rye or have not this book explores the dynamics of a family and their decisions surrounding Daniel's cancer diagnosis. Great discussion questions at the back, I hope to encourage the English Department to included Parallel Novels as part of their independent reading curriculum and add more books like these to our collection.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fifteen year old Daniel Landon tells his own story since he has been diagnosed with leukaemia and given just one year to live. Daniel is a bright boy, and while his anti-establishment hippie parents being suspicious of Doctors' intentions are intent on pursuing a course of natural treatment for Dan, he begins to question their insistence on the avoidance of the obvious treatments, and eventually takes matters into his own hands. Encouraged by his literary hero, Holden Caulfield of J D Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, whom he defers to at every turn, he eventually heads off for New York from his sleepy Virginia home town of Tappahannock to seek his own solutions.Through the course of the account in addition to getting to know Dan very well we get to know his parents, his younger brother Nick and older brother Joe, his best friend Mack and the twin girls who move in next door to Mack, one of whom Dan gets to know very well. Dan's narrative is honest and revealing, both about himself and others, if he speaks often with a voice more mature than one would expect for a fifteen year old boy we can forgive him for the warmth and candour his words convey.Reading Catcher in the Rye is not a prerequisite for enjoying this book - I read it so long ago in the early 1960s that while it remains with me as a landmark book I have forgotten its content (but I will have to read it again now!) - although it does provide a framework for Catcher, Caught; at least I can remember Holden's character which is perhaps what is most important.I found Catcher, Caught an engrossing read, Dan is a most endearing character, his laid back father and high strung mother set each other off well, and his brothers who clearly love him but at the same time give him no slack despite his illness are convincing; and his relationship with one of the twin girls is touching for its sincerity. Catcher, Caught is a moving and believable read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5See, this book is a perfect illustration of everything that is wrong with the publishing industry. It boggles the mind that a book that is as wonderful as this one is has not received the recognition it deserves. I can’t say enough good things about it. The writing is top notch, with the fluidity that is telling of a talented writer. The main character, Daniel, is someone who stays with you long after the last page, you worry right alongside his parents for his health to return. His voice is so fresh, so young and yet surprisingly wise. There is always a danger when writing a book about someone with a terminal disease, that it can get melodramatic, but the author never fell into that pitfall, always managing to maintain the breezy tone going.The storyline is tightly crafted with no un-tucked threads to leave you wondering. All the characters are lifelike and people you can sympathize with even if you don’t agree with everything they do.This is a book I long for everyone to buy and read. It was a revelation and I am very glad I was lucky enough to get a chance to read it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a novel about a boy who has leukemia and needs chemo, but his hippie parents don't want him to get it. It is about growing up. I compare it to Perks of Being a Wallflower or Cather in the Rye in that respect. Some parts of Catcher, Caught get feel very forced. Like the author is grasping for straws a little bit.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5So-so YA novel about a teen boy, Daniel, who has Leukemia and identifies strongly with Holden from The Catcher in the Rye. Among the many story lines are his parents not wanting to give him conventional medical treatments and being prosecuted for it, Daniel's first love and sexual experience, and a best friend with a drug problem.