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.