A review by maidinnah
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Small but mighty, JD Salinger’s signature style comes through in this dual novella piece, following the perspectives of the disillusioned yet persevering Glass siblings. I don’t particularly love his prose, and can even find it insufferable at times (especially the middle portion) but I can appreciate the themes and messaging. Salinger, like his other works, explores the twin nature of faith and despair, innocence and ego, and how we as humans come to reconcile them. In the case of the Glass siblings, they rely on the power of sibling love, transcending even death. And isn’t that what faith truly is? To dare to hope beyond what we can see and live for. 
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