Reviews

Franny und Zooey by J.D. Salinger

marschwartz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

For when the existential horrors feel particularly unmanageable 

chiliramon's review against another edition

4.0

I love ramble-y, no-plot books that are all about the vibes with a little (pretentious) existentialist angst. But most of all I loved seeing brutal and loving sibling honesty reproduced on page — that unspeakable, all-encompassing bond shared only by those who've been raised and traumatized the exact same way as you

mvd81990's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

clariseng's review against another edition

4.0

These child prodigies living their everyday in sophisticated languor bring to my mind “The Royal Tenenbaums.”

messia's review against another edition

5.0

So beautiful, so perfect.

« You’re lucky if you get time to sneeze in this goddam phenomenal world »

Makes you want to give Salinger a call

000steele000's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

emmajarvis's review against another edition

4.0

This book had absolutely zero plot but I loved it. Now I wanna reread catcher in the rye...

peggy_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

theimogenjames's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

shellkay's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0