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A review by ilupoli
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
3.0
Allllmost a 4?
A re-read, but it's been over a decade so I felt good about adding it here.
Salinger is a beautiful writer and this book really shines for me - though I could imagine that this is a personal preference. Both Franny and Zooey are quite annoying and pretentious, but I kind of love them for it.
It made me think about my siblings (and all siblings, really) and how we are all just trying to help each other in a blind-leading-the-blind way.
In the end I think it's mostly sad. They are just trying to get through life while dealing with lots of trauma and a super weird childhood.
Really torn between a 3.5 and 4 here
A re-read, but it's been over a decade so I felt good about adding it here.
Salinger is a beautiful writer and this book really shines for me - though I could imagine that this is a personal preference. Both Franny and Zooey are quite annoying and pretentious, but I kind of love them for it.
It made me think about my siblings (and all siblings, really) and how we are all just trying to help each other in a blind-leading-the-blind way.
In the end I think it's mostly sad. They are just trying to get through life while dealing with lots of trauma and a super weird childhood.
Really torn between a 3.5 and 4 here