Haha, it's not that the Catcher in the Rye was a bad book, per se.
I just didn't like Salinger's writing style. I felt it could have been written by anybody, and didn't deserve the praise it received.
The story-line itself had potential, but it fell short, in my opinion.
The Great Gatsby is not as deep as Catcher, but the writing is a thousand times better if you ask me, and that made it all the more enjoyable.
Plus, I enjoy pretentious pieces of crap (;
I'm going to have to re-read all of my posts several times now to make sure I'm talking about the right book =x