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256 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316769570
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 30 January 1963
Description
The last book-length work of fiction by J. D. Salinger published in his lifetime collects two novellas about “one of the liveliest, funniest, most fully realized families in all fiction” (New York Times).These two novellas, set seventeen years apa...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,138 reviews
Moods
emotional 55%
funny 55%
challenging 28%
sad 28%
lighthearted 18%
dark 15%
inspiring 11%
relaxing 10%
informative 6%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%
tense 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 27% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Minor
Suicide, Grief
256 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316769570
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 30 January 1963
Description
The last book-length work of fiction by J. D. Salinger published in his lifetime collects two novellas about “one of the liveliest, funniest, most fully realized families in all fiction” (New York Times).These two novellas, set seventeen years apa...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,138 reviews
Moods
emotional 55%
funny 55%
challenging 28%
sad 28%
lighthearted 18%
dark 15%
inspiring 11%
relaxing 10%
informative 6%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%
tense 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 27% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Suicide, Grief