A review by jellogirl2010
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

reflective sad slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This took me way longer to read than it should have at only 157 pages. But I found Zooey's part altogether boring. There was a lot of arguing and monologing and needless exposition. It felt completely useless in comparison to the first part about Franny.

That being said, I think I would have enjoyed this more if it were a full-length novel about the whole Glass family and Franny had gotten some sort of resolution. Proof that she was going to be okay. From the beginning, I felt like I was dropped in the middle of a situation I had no idea about and I was expected to piece together the story without much information. This also kind of reminded me of a blue print for "The Virgin Suicides", I don't know if I consider that a bad thing or a good thing.

Two stars for Franny and Franny alone.




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