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Franny und Zooey by J.D. Salinger

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lillyskyemily's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

hjswinford's review against another edition

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3.0

No matter what I seem to have a hard time really loving Salinger the way many people do. I ~~hated~~ -- strongly disliked -- Catcher in the Rye. This one is infinitely better, and I really find that I like Franny (much like I liked Holden's little sister) But the majority of the males annoy the dickens out of me. I do not discount Salinger's writing ability, for he is quite a fine writer (and probably evokes the emotions in me he wished to in his writing) but I cannot enjoy his books so much as I would like.

My favorite parts are when there is no dialogue and descriptions reign in the book's attention. These parts really do show how nicely Salinger can, in fact, use words.

I also liked the whole theme that is presented in Zooey's final speech on the phone with Franny. If you think about it a little more, it is sort of heartwarming.

rish_mots's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

animartikyan's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

0.5

peachbug2000's review against another edition

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relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

A well written book, but personally it was too slow for me. There was nothing really happening that caught my attention and made me want to keep going...