Franny and Zooey

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Royal Tenenbaums-y submitted by Sara W on July 1, 2011, 3:28pm Am i in trouble for finding Franny spastic and overdramatic and Zooey completely insufferable? I've always known there's a limited quantity of of J.D. Salinger in the world, so I've taken my time in getting to it.

I finally read Franny and Zooey. I was pretty entranced by the opening section focusing on Franny. The development of her expressed enthusiasm and actual emotional responses are perfect. The scene builds beautifully and completes ideally.

But then we transition into Zooey, who is a dick. I kept reading, I kept expecting him to break through and charm me, but it was impossible. He's insufferable. He only gets worse when he leaves the bathroom and confronts Franny. Oh, Zooey. Shut up.

Ultimately, the story managed to charm me in a decidedly Royal Tenenbaums-type of way, but overall, my expectations were not met.