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Franny and Zooey (Mass Market Paperback)

by J.D. Salinger (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (186 customer reviews)

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The author writes: FRANNY came out in The New Yorker in 1955, and was swiftly followed, in 1957 by ZOOEY. Both stories are early, critical entries in a narrative series I'm doing about a family of settlers in twentieth-century New York, the Glasses. It is a long-term project, patently an ambiguous one, and there is a real-enough danger, I suppose that sooner or later I'll bog down, perhaps disappear entirely, in my own methods, locutions, and mannerisms. On the whole, though, I'm very hopeful. I love working on these Glass stories, I've been waiting for them most of my life, and I think I have fairly decent, monomaniacal plans to finish them with due care and all-available skill.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Nauseous, Jul 14 2004
By Keith Whitener (Handsome Ville, USA__Population: Me) - See all my reviews
These two stories, like Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction, are very unpleasant and even worse than Raise and Seymour. They are both very long and written in a convoluted manner. Salinger abandoned the style that made Catcher in the Rye so enjoyable, and employs one that is very pretentious. He makes references to many different things, such as literature, that are superfluous in their context.

The stories are about a group of siblings that are very intelligent and were on a radio quiz show when they were children. The stories focus on these characters when they are older, but they don't go on adventures or anything remotely exciting. Instead, they talk about stupid things in the same setting. Franny keeps repeating a prayer because she wants to attain spiritual enlightenment, and this is the subject of the first story. In the second story, Zooey tries to explain to her that what she's doing is silly. Both of these are terrible premises for stories.

The stories are long, boring, and cause an unexplainable nausea. That's right: this may make you vomit.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unveiling and unfolding, Sep 12 2009
By Saro (Montreal, QC) - See all my reviews
Franny and Zooey, originally published in New Yorker magazine as two distinct short stories, consists of two more or less loosely connected stories concerning the spiritual unraveling and emotional upheavals of college student Franny Glass in 50s New York. Both stories are part of an ever growing non-linear saga about the quirky, artistic, and manical Glass family whom discerning readers may recall meeting in A Perfect Day for Bananafish (1948), Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters (1955), and finally in Seymour: An Introduction (1959). In Franny, Franny Glass is on her way to meet her preppy Princeton boyfriend, Lane Coutell, for a week-end of football matches and other frivolities. During dinner, Frannys snappy banter turns to an overwrought meltdown which would be a precursor to her all-encompassing spiritual crisis that gradually unfolds in Zooey.

In Franny and Zooey, Salingers introspective protagonist embarks on a journey of self-discovery that marries religious fervour and social antipathy in equal measure. Despite popular opinion, the authors masterpiece A Catcher in the Rye and this title were not nor are they meant to be interpreted interchangeably. Unlike the former masterpiece, the characters that inhabit the self-titled Franny and Zooey are prone to existential crisis of a more personal nature. Whereas Holden Caulfield has a corrosive chip on his shoulder, Franny Glass inner conflict is of a more metaphysical nature despite her dissatisfaction with the art of being genuine as explored in her drama classes and plays.

Interestingly enough, my reading material has recently consisted of spiritual guides that have for the most part served to alleviate the discontent that I have been feeling lately. However, I was almost disheartened to discover (via Google) Salingers allegedly fanatical indoctrination of Eastern religions which may have heavily influenced his family life and hermit behaviour. Oddly, I was disconcerted because idle suppositions about the legendary writers spiritual beliefs and behaviour may have superseded or influenced my unbiased view and analysis of Frannys own exploration of her self.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific story, Aug 17 2005
Franny and Zooey is a brilliant book. I loved it.Salinger is witty, hilarious and natural in this book, exploring one of the most popular themes for man- the search for Life's meaning . Not only that he has a unique writing style and a special way of moving from thoughts to thoughts to bring forth a message. I liked this book almost like The Catcher in the Rye or others like The usurper and Other stories,Nine Stories, The Moujik.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just Perfect
Franny and Zooey is an amazing novel by the great J.D. Salinger. Salinger makes the cynist Glass family come alive in the novel, and is laugh out loud funny throughout. Read more
Published on Feb 12 2005 by W. Lokke

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece - better than "Catcher in the Rye"
I am convinced that the people who read this book and don't get anything out of it are the same people that don't like to contemplate philosophy, religion, and similar topics in... Read more
Published on Jul 19 2004 by S. Keough

3.0 out of 5 stars Finally getting around to the "other" Salinger book
I like to sprinkle in a few "classics" with my reading ritual. I am not sure if J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey is a true classic, but I'm counting it. Read more
Published on Jul 9 2004 by Huff Daddy

2.0 out of 5 stars Woody Allen Redux
I'll give credit to Salinger for packaging up two regurgitated stories (rather, a play in 2 acts than a novel) into a single volume to be marketed alongside the Capotes and... Read more
Published on Jul 5 2004 by P. Shelton

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud classic
Here is a classic book that will always be funny and never go out of style to read. The two novellas are easily read as one because they intertwine together. Read more
Published on Jul 2 2004 by rizabiz

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud classic
Here is a classic book that will always be funny and never go out of style to read. The two novellas are easily read as one because they intertwine together. Read more
Published on Jul 2 2004 by rizabiz

4.0 out of 5 stars The first person to review this book?
I really can't believe I'm the first person to review this book. I always thought it was a "classic" of American literature (even though I didn't stumble upon it until I... Read more
Published on Jun 3 2004 by Mr. Zoo

4.0 out of 5 stars A good afternoon read
Salinger is the master of irreverent prose, and he uses that mastery perfect use in this book, a study on the nature of ego, knowledge, "establishment" (imagine that in... Read more
Published on May 27 2004 by Gary Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly singular
How is it possible to transform seemingly mundane conversations and goings-on into provocatively compelling dialogue and enticingly iridescent prose with masterful ability? Read more
Published on April 21 2004 by Chris Salzer

4.0 out of 5 stars Transcendent message at the end
J. D. Salinger has a knack about puzzling his readers to the very end of the book and redeems himself with transcendent concluding remarks. Read more
Published on Jan 30 2004 by Matthew M. Yau

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