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Franny and Zooey - Community Reviews back

by J.D. Salinger
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The Blogging of a Book Addict
The Blogging of a Book Addict rated it 9 years ago
I went into this book with exceedingly high expectations, having been told by someone whose opinion I trust immensely that it is potentially better than Salinger's Catcher in the Rye (one of my all-time favorites). I wasn't sure if I would agree, but I went into Franny and Zooey expecting great thin...
Listening to the Silence
Listening to the Silence rated it 10 years ago
Magnificent. That one word can be used to describe my feelings about this book. Nothing happens in this book, yet at the same time everything happens. The book takes place over the course of a single weekend during which Franny Glass has breakdown. Returning home after passing out at a planned out...
Julian Meynell's Books
Julian Meynell's Books rated it 10 years ago
I don't get Salinger. I don't get why he is both critically and popularly acclaimed. This book is supposed to be on the relation between art and religion and explores various ideas in various ways.My major problem with Salinger is that he writes about elitist douche-bags, which is fine, but he not...
A girl and her books
A girl and her books rated it 11 years ago
I cannot possibly describe how much I loved this book. Once I started I couldn’t stop until it was finished. Like other books of Salinger, you can’t help but to feel identificated at least once with either Franny or Zooey. Good reading, I recommend it.
Mikela
Mikela rated it 11 years ago
Once again I find it very difficult to put into words my thoughts on this book, which is comprised of two parts: Franny, a short story first published in The New Yorker in 1955, and Zooey, a novella that followed in 1957. From the Author: “Both stories are early, critical entries in a narrative seri...
warren
warren rated it 11 years ago
While I'm not one that worships Salinger's "Catcher" book, I will still admit it's fairly interesting. However, this book (especially "Zooey") seems to be a good cure for insomnia. "Franny" is a short story about Franny Glass as she is going on a date. Reasonable, I guess. Kind of interesting. Lots ...
MochaMike
MochaMike rated it 12 years ago
The blurb above, by the author, suggests that the two ‘stories’ included in this volume are, in fact, separate stories. Wikipedia, the source of all information easily obtained, and perhaps even correct and/or true, suggests the volume contains a short story and a novella. I, and others, will sugges...
dust.gathering
dust.gathering rated it 12 years ago
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Lavinia
Lavinia rated it 12 years ago
Awesome 4th reading. It took me ten sittings or so to finish it this time, which is unusual, but it also gave me time to chew and digest things differently. It was all about religion and Eastern philosophy this time, though I don't have the time or the mood to delve deeper into it. I started a few a...
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL rated it 12 years ago
I felt a recurring urge to slap someone. After a while, it seemed like anyone would do.
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