Revisiting J.D. Salinger

This undated photo provided by The Story Factory shows author J.D. Salinger at home in Cornish, N.H., with Emily Maxwell, the wife of William Maxwell, a close friend and Salinger editor at The New Yorker. The photo, rarely seen until now, is part of a new documentary and book by filmmaker Shane Salerno. New York Times story here. (AP Photo/The Story Factory)

Question: Did you read Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” as a teen? How did it affect you? Would you recommend that your children read it?