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hannah850's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-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
3.0
yvonne90's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
robyn1998's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I enjoyed Franny but found Zooey intensely boring. Imagine if JD Salinger had to write a book without including smoking or the words "incidentally" and "invariably". It would probably be about 10 pages long.
aftaerglows's review against another edition
2.0
dnf at 70% uhm... yeah :( it just wasn't the right time, i'll definitely re read
baghead's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
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
3.0
spregasaur94's review against another edition
5.0
I now understand why I’ve been told to read this so much. More phenomenal writing by Salinger.
Highly recommend reading Nine Stories first, or at least A Perfect Day for Bananafish, before heading to this one.
Highly recommend reading Nine Stories first, or at least A Perfect Day for Bananafish, before heading to this one.
erintowner's review against another edition
I liked 'Franny'. 'Zooey' was a bit much for mem
janet_haviland's review against another edition
reflective
slow-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
2.5
Super dense and drawn out/rambling for such a short book. Not sure I see the point at all - Salinger’s other books do a better go on with similar (or same) themes. Moments were great, but not enough to redeem the novella for me.