Franny and Zooey
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Again...Salinger.
When I read one of the *important* authors and don't like what I read, I usually give them a second chance. Well, this was the second chance I gave Salinger after reading "The Catcher in the Rye" which I didn't like either.
"Franny and Zooey" consists of two interrelated stories, originally published in The New Yorker magazine, concerning Franny and Zooey Glass, two members of the family that was the subject of most of Salinger's short fiction. Now, if i found Holden Caulfield to be annoying, I found these people to be abjectly pedantic.
As I wrote in the review for "The Catcher in the Rye", I can appreciate Salinger's writing genius, the use of language, the evocation of a mood, etc. But, well...in this case, rather than not care about the characters, I actively disliked them!
When I read one of the *important* authors and don't like what I read, I usually give them a second chance. Well, this was the second chance I gave Salinger after reading "The Catcher in the Rye" which I didn't like either.
"Franny and Zooey" consists of two interrelated stories, originally published in The New Yorker magazine, concerning Franny and Zooey Glass, two members of the family that was the subject of most of Salinger's short fiction. Now, if i found Holden Caulfield to be annoying, I found these people to be abjectly pedantic.
As I wrote in the review for "The Catcher in the Rye", I can appreciate Salinger's writing genius, the use of language, the evocation of a mood, etc. But, well...in this case, rather than not care about the characters, I actively disliked them!
Journal Entry 2 by hilda at South Miami Post Office 33143 Branch in Miami, Florida USA on Saturday, April 26, 2003
Released on Saturday, April 26, 2003 at South Miami Post Office 33143 Branch in Miami, Florida USA.
Left on a table in the post office.
Left on a table in the post office.