5/13/2023 0 Comments Franny and zooey review![]() ![]() ![]() I say it’s a compound, or multiple, love story, pure and complicated.” But as the narrator points out in the introduction: “I say that my current offering isn’t a mystical story, or a religiously mystifying story, at all. The novella revolves around religion and its implications in art and daily life. He relates his little sister’s mental breakdown, what triggered it and how she recovered from it. It is told by Buddy, the eldest living sibling. My inkling didn’t lead me away.ĭivided in two parts “Franny and Zooey” depicts another adventure of the Glass family, who are a common subject of Salinger’s short stories. ![]() ![]() Such a miniscule book must harbour a lot of, I thought, so as to be shelved among the paramount works of literature (I am yet to read). Salinger wedged amongst outstanding classics as “War and Peace” and “Ulysses”, I found it irresistible. Nevertheless, when I glimpsed over the minimalistic cover of “Franny and Zooey” by J. Withholding that this may precisely be the beauty and gist of a story about teen angst, it is also my reason for disliking. It was banned shortly after its publication and it even got a teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma fired for assigning it in class, but even though I proclaimed my fascination with outlawed novels, I find no rationality and logic behind Holden Caufield’s actions and decisions. I am one of those appalling bibliophiles who just don’t comprehend the hustle and bustle around “The Catcher in the Rye” by J. ![]()
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