the Catcher in the Rye

So far, I think the Catcher in the Rye is an entertaining book that I am enjoying. It grasped my attention within the first few minutes of reading, so it's not a slow book to get into. The book goes by pretty quickly from what I've read because there's no stopping to describe the setting or characters for two pages each. To this point in the book, the writer puts a lot of tone into the book and I think one word to describe it would be cynical. This would be the thing that stands out the most because of how the character speaks and what he says about people he meets. I'm not completely sure about this because it seems like it could easily change dominant features later on in the book. I think the author wrote the book like this to show the reader what the character is like and what kind of person he is. I believe another style of writing he wrote this book in is low diction; he wrote the story in this manner so it actually sounded like a teenage boy talking. So far, the tone hasn't changed too much and has stayed consistent throughout my reading.