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A review by knuckledown
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
4.0
I have come to a conclusion about reading J.D. Salinger. Half the time I don't feel like I understand, but I know that he does. Then he leads me along by the hand until I understand them too. Salinger turns Holden Caulfield inside out for the reader, and in this book he does the same with Zooey Glass.
I like how the book begins with Franny, Zooey's younger sister, and the events that lead up to the breakdown of her faith in humanity. Then the majority of the book comes from Zooey trying to figure out Franny and himself. Also the fact that it isn't immediately revealed that they're sister and brother makes for a nice mini-surprise.
The them of this book comes out more obviously than The Catcher in the Rye. If you want to find some meaning or faith in life, do what you have a "hankering" to do. do it the best you can because that's the urge you were given. Now that's a theme a writer can hold on to.
I like how the book begins with Franny, Zooey's younger sister, and the events that lead up to the breakdown of her faith in humanity. Then the majority of the book comes from Zooey trying to figure out Franny and himself. Also the fact that it isn't immediately revealed that they're sister and brother makes for a nice mini-surprise.
The them of this book comes out more obviously than The Catcher in the Rye. If you want to find some meaning or faith in life, do what you have a "hankering" to do. do it the best you can because that's the urge you were given. Now that's a theme a writer can hold on to.