For those of you who LOVED Catcher in the Rye, this book was not up to par by those standards, yet, a great read. Franny & Zooey was a novel about the relationship between a brother and sister Franny (sister) and Zooey (actually Zachary, brother) They were born into fame because of their older siblings status on the radio show "It's a Wise Child" - they blamed their past and their older siblings for their strange outlooks and perspectives on everything. This novel felt more like a short story to me because it was such a small read, but it was very profound and the ideas that were incorporated in the novel really got me thinking on a different and unexposed level. They had much character depth, just as the catcher in the rye, but this was not just focused on one character, hense, franny AND zooey. If you did not enjoy catcher in the rye, because i have found you either love that book - or hate it, well if you did not like it, do not read Franny & Zooey, because it really has the same type of idea to it. Not much of a plot in this novel, it was more focused on conversation and character analysis. Somewhat humourus, not as funny as catcher in the rye, still, a chuckle here and there. Overall, just a profound insight on life, religion and conformity. Salinger continuously broadens my horizons on these concepts, a very captivating read.