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

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.0

If you like The Catcher In The Rye, you'll probably enjoy Franny And Zooey. It's the same vibe, the same neurotic adolescent point of view, the same "goddamn" and "hell", although thankfully fewer phonies. A lot more religion, mystism, and so many cigarettes. The book is split into two chapters "Franny", the youngest Glass sibling having an existential crisis while on a date with her boyfriend; and "Zooey", the second youngest who has a conversation with his mother in the bathroom, and tries to help Franny snap out of it.