Franny and Zooey | 
Happy New Year, Litsy friends! Starting the new year with a classic. Franny was my last read of 2019. Zooey and I are starting the new year/decade together. And I learned that today is J.D. Salinger‘s birthday so I‘m especially digging that bit of bookish serendipity. For a number of reasons, 2019 was a slow and off reading year for me. Hoping to pick it up for 2020. Happy reading, friends!
20 minutes and $4 later ..... (12th printing of Franny and Zooey!!)
pickI wound up really loving Franny and Zooey. All the "goddams" felt really awkward, and the way Zooey spoke to his mother was a little obnoxious, but the book made a really profound point, and I loved the conversation Zooey had with his sister. I also kept picturing it as a play for some reason. Loved it.
A shot of whiskey for every time Lane says "goddam."
Thanks ladies for the tag @erzascarletbookgasm @merelybookish ♥️
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I just loved the Glass family and all their snippy banter. We meet ‘Franny‘, the youngest of these Manhattanites, visiting her pompous boyfriend at college, as she has an existential crisis over lunch and martinis. Then we meet brother, ‘Zooey‘. As his mother becomes an interloper to his peaceful bathtime, and begs him for his help with Franny‘s latest breakdown, their sniping made me laugh out loud!
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4/20 so far for my #20booksby2020 #tbr
Really enjoyed all of them! 😊👍📚
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1. ......and loving it! 💕
2. Working and preparing both work (B&N) and home for Hurricane Dorian. Very scary.😳💨
3. I know it‘s sounds boring, but just love a good homemade vanilla!
4. I can play the piano, and also used to play Classical guitar (though haven‘t since I was young). Was without a piano for over 20 yrs but hubby bought me a baby grand as a 40th gift, so I‘ve been brushing up the last few yrs. 🎹
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#nextup this one for #pop19 for #abookyouseesomeonereadingontvorinamovie
This is from the Rory Gilmore reading list... 📺📚
well if this doesn‘t explain my whole twenties 🙃
been stewing over this bit for over a week.
pickA college story about a girl (Franny) who‘s trying to figure out her place in the world and her relationship with the people around her; her brother Zooey is her ultimate lifeline and helps her out of a mental breakdown. It‘s mostly dialogue and a lot of smoking—but I think this is an important piece of literature.
(I didn‘t like the way Zooey treated his mother though. That bugged me.)
pickThere is something about JD Salinger's writing that draws me to read everything he wrote. This book was funny, and shocking. I recommend.
#siblings #SpringIntoReading Sometimes when you are in a spiritual and existential crisis,a little brotherly advice and understanding helps.
pickThis is one of those books where the passages are so beautiful that they demand to be read aloud. The Glass family is one of the most unlikable literary families I have read about, and yet I love every single member. This book tells about Franny and her brother Zooey, who are, my opinion the two most flawed in the family, yet somehow are still deeply relatable.
Short but dense read. Loved the writing style and the intricacies within the Glass family.
So I‘m driving , listening to NPR, catching the end of a BBC segment,paraphrasing, And the Salinger family announced it will be publishing more of J.D.Salingers‘ work.That‘s it ,one sentence.Conflicted ,don‘t know whether to be jumping for joy or be mad.😡I think I know someone who might be mad.
A little bit of #hygge with my mini #bookhaul from book depository🕯📚The bookmark is so cute!😍
This a blame it on @britt_brooke purchase.... I have a feeling I‘m going to love it... 🤞
Library books I picked up today. #jdsalinger #librarybooks #library #jefflindsay
pickAmazing. I wanted to jump into every scene. It was told with such lush detail I felt as though I had know these characters my whole life. The plot is quirky and explores deep existential questions while still coming off as not too pretentious. The family dynamics are whip smart and as the woman who sold me this book said: "After you read this you won't look at yourself in the mirror without thinking about this book." Read to find out why!
so-so#UnpopularOpinion time. The first three-quarters of the book I kept wondering what was the point, but the last quarter was really good, and made it worth reading. And I‘m sorry, but I just don‘t understand how Zooey is a nickname for Zachary. Is that a real thing?
And the spines. So simple, but so pretty!
#birthdaybookmail #bookmail #bookhaul
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How pretty are these Salinger Centennial Editions?! And they have deckled edges and French flaps. I‘m in love.
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#31bookpics #shelves I am still working on a long term resort of books but at least I‘ve got some like things together, my Austen set,George Eliot set .Salinger, on double parked shelves.
pickA definite nostalgia read but one that makes me feel so soft and tender. Finally feel like I understand it now, 10 years after I first read it. Very Salinger with all his Stuff Going On, but still delightful.
📖 Franny and Zooey
📝 Fredrik Backman
🎬 Ferris Bueller
🍟 fries, French dip
#manicmonday
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#RequiredReadingRedo
Day Five: Show us an underrated book by a required reading author that you love.
Everyone wants to talk about Holden, but I wanna talk about Franny & Zooey. This book is gorgeous.
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"An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's. You have no right to think about those things, I swear to you. Not in any real sense, anyway." - J.D. Salinger
A bold story with characters that seem real through their obvious flaws, Franny and Zooey is captivating in that it feels both plausible and surreal at the same time. Definitely worth the read.
#readinonesitting #riotgrams hmmm , not sure what is more therapeutic,re-reading Franny and Zooey or Anderson Valley Summer Solstice Ale!🍺
This graphic is so cute. 😍 Thanks for the awesome #LilNugGiveaway @monalyisha !
One of my favorite novellas (well, it‘s a short story + novella) is Franny & Zooey. 💚💚
The Franny & Zooey was out on my shelves but all the others were in the storage stash. The Pocket book of Salinger criticism was published in 1963 from the hardcover edition published the previous year , the U of P was a 1963 edition.When Franny kept saying the Jesus prayer , I just had to find a copy of Way of the Pilgrim to see what all the fuss was about.I can picture Salinger cringing about the books of criticism.
I felt utter confusion upon finishing this book as to why it is such a revered classic.... and I #feelitstill. Time has not allowed my analysis any further progress 😆 if anyone would like to educate me please do!!
Thanks to everybody who participated in this month‘s #aprella challenge!! It was so fun following your creative posts each day 🙌🏻 I hope you aren't sick of the Dargusch family bc we will be back soon... 😉
Feeling this quote more than usual the last couple of days
Here's a little stack of books that I definitely want to #reread at some point.
#MagicalMarch
Wasn't planning to help myself to any of the #books left but of course I couldn't resist these!
Anyone has read the tagged book by Salinger??
The Anne Frank is in German though... 😄 😄 😄 let's see if I can find a home for it ;D
pickQuarter of the way in this was a So-So, but it gradually inched towards a Pick. It's easy to dislike the book on the surface, but there's a lot to mine & the treasures plenty. It's like a one-act play focusing on Franny's nervous & spiritual breakdown & her brother, Zooey, helping her through the crisis. The theological discussions have less to do with religion in any institutional sense but are more character-centric. ⬇️
so-soA classic that is worth reading! Wasn‘t as good as I thought it was going to be to be honest!
Thanks for the excellent #giveaway @Jas16 ! Two of my favorite literary siblings are Franny and Zooey Glass. #jasuary16
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Congratulations @Cinfhen and thanks for the giveaway!!! 🎉 Here are 4 books from my December read list for Pick, So-so, Pan, Bail 📚
Someone help me please- I finally got to this book, which I was greatly anticipating, and now I am utterly underwhelmed. What am I missing?!?
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