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Franny and Zooey, by J.D. Salinger (1961) - Re-Read
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Premise: A classic two-story collection about the existential struggles of the two youngest grown children in a famous family.

Review: Salinger excels as always in his incisive satire of social norms; here his portrayal of disaffected and cynical undergrad Franny is perfect. ⬇️

Mattsbookaday We‘ve all met that undergrad and many of us have been that undergrad. The second story is more cautious in the way it approaches a resolution, but is made all the more effective through its nuance. 2w

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Leftcoastzen

Franny and Zooey | J.D. Salinger

#DynamicDs #DoubleLetterTitle An all time favorite!

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Trashcanman One of my favorites too 4mo

Leftcoastzen 😁I might have guessed! 4mo

Trashcanman @Leftcoastzen ❤️ 4mo

jen_the_scribe I read some of J.D. Salinger‘s work as a teenager and always loved it. Haven‘t read this one though, so stacked! 4mo

Eggs Well done👏🏻 4mo

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mrp27

Nine Stories | J D Salinger

#WondrousWednesday

1. A reread but so good

2. I always prefer paper but I will dabble on ebooks and audio

3. According to my goodreads shelves I read a lot of middle grade fiction and fiction

Eggs

Eggs Lovely! Thx for playing 🤗 11mo

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mrp27

Nine Stories | J D Salinger

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Book two completed in my Salinger reread and once again I liked this better now than when I first read it. I understand the nuances of his stories better. As with all short story collections, some stories are better than others. My favorites are Teddy, A Perfect Day for Bananafish and Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut.

Leftcoastzen ❤️ 11mo

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mrp27

Nine Stories | J D Salinger

#hyggehourreadthon

Celebrated my sisters birthday last night with a family dinner but before hand I went to Baskin Robbins to pick up an ice cream cake. Of course I had to get a scoop of my favorite summer time flavor, baseball nut, and I took a few cool minutes to enjoy #hyggehourreadathon

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TheBookHippie Oh how fun!!! Great book! 12mo

AllDebooks Lovely 😍 💚🎂👌📖 12mo

sherrisilvera Ice cream!!!! 12mo

Chrissyreadit 🍦🍨🍦🍨🍦🍨 12mo

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mrp27

Franny and Zooey | J.D. Salinger

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I recently read a bibliomemoir where the author wrote an essay on Franny Glass which inspired me to reread all of Salinger‘s work for the first time since I read them as a young adult. Book one done. At first I was afraid because I didn‘t want my initial opinion to change but if possible, I love his work even more. The first half, Franny, is the better half but I still enjoyed Zooey even though he‘s a bit of a brat.

Leftcoastzen Love , love , love this book! 11mo

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Leftcoastzen

Franny and Zooey | J D Salinger

#AboutABook #YouFinishedIn1Day a comfort read for me , usually in 1 day . No extra charge for Crosby‘s legs!😊🐱 #CatsOfLitsy

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 12mo

Eggs I read it a loooong time ago-🐱🐱 12mo

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Blueberry

Franny and Zooey | J.D. Salinger

#White. #CoverLove

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤍🤍🤍 12mo

Eggs Perfect 🤍🤍🤍 12mo

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Jess_Read_This

My Salinger Year | Joanna Smith Rakoff

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Once I started, I couldn‘t put this book down. I eagerly turned the pages in half anticipation half suspense in following Rakoff‘s job as the assistant to J.D. Salinger‘s agent. When Rakoff shared she‘d never read Salinger‘s work as it never came up in school or interest; I felt connection. As I too have never read his work. 😬 Yet when she describes how moved she was when she did, I‘m tempted to make this year a Salinger reading year. More ⬇️

Jess_Read_This It‘s a real coming of age story in the mid 1990‘s New York. Where computers and emails were making their way into the workplace. Where Rakoff learns about credit card debt, student loans, wanting to write, having to pay the bills, dead end romance, sketchy apartment living, and the literary scene. Slight Foxed has republished this one. I definitely recommend! 1y

LeahBergen I was thinking of buying that new Slightly Foxed edition! 1y

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen It was a fascinating read! I‘m tempted to buy the Slightly Foxed one myself since this was a library copy. 1y

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Ruthiella The early publishing experiences of the main character in Vintage Contemporaries reminded me of this book. Also, her awful boyfriend! I couldn‘t believe how long it took to realize he was a wastrel (except for I could believe it, having been young once 😆). 1y

Leftcoastzen I remember loving this book, publishing stories I just love, and love Salingers books , maybe not so much the person 1y

jlhammar I loved this book! 1y

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