Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
(Hardcover)
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
- Pub. Date: January 1961
- ISBN-13: 9780316769549
- Sales Rank: 114,702
- 201pp
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- Paperback - 1ST BACK B
- Mass Market Paperback - Reprint
New York Times
I am one of those...for whom Salinger's work dawned as something of a revelation. I expect that further revelations are to come. The Glass saga, as he has sketched it out, potentially contains great fiction...the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of as all.—Books of the Century, The New York Times review September, 1961
Biography
His cloistered lifestyle and limited output have not prevented readers and writers from lionizing J. D. Salinger. With one-of-a-kind stories and the classic novel The Catcher in the Rye, he captured, with wit and poignance, a growing malaise in post-war America.
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suprisingly lovelyby Anonymous
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January 28, 2008: I absolutely hated Catcher in the Rye, thus was somewhat apprehensive about reading this work of Salinger. However, a freind continued to assure me I would love it, and once I picked it up, I actually did. It does have that slight hint of whining that Holden did in Catcher but otherwise, this actually has a story line and a plot and a reason for being. It's touching and makes you think and gave me a little slice of compassion. Though I will admit, you have to be in a certain mood in order to read this. Do not come looking for a happy-go-lucky, marvellous adventure, but rather a healing bit of insight for those weary with life.
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December 26, 2006: This novella reads more like a play than a piece of prose. The story, made up mainly of dialog between characters, is a loose commentary on religion and academia as well as an exploration of the emptiness and anxiety felt while growing up. Interesting about this story is its comparability to later novels centered on the disillusionment and misery of privileged kids (In Franny and Zooey, the Glass family were brainchildren made famous on TV). The characters aren't exactly what I would call likeable-- in fact you may find Zooey despicably cold and Franny to be simpering and pathetic. However, these characters are solid and you will find yourself uncontrollably turning the pages. Pretty riveting--a quick read that is melancholy and bittersweet.
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