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Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ...
Nov 06, 2019 rated it did not like it
Shelves: read-in-2019, american-lit, 1001-books, coming-of-age
I think I am either: 1. not a fan of Salinger, 2. too old to appreciate his characterization, or 3. both. In my opinion Holden Caulfield never really comes of age. He is bratty, stubborn and irritating. I was hoping that I would feel differently about Franny and Zooey, but unfortunately I disliked them also. They felt too much like revisiting the more well-known book about the more well-known character. Zooey is supposed to be an adult -- 25 years old -- but he still comes off as an insolent tee ...more
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Karen
Mar 18, 2013 rated it liked it
I think I liked this book better than Catcher in the Rye.
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Dec 04, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Edith
Feb 20, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 21, 2008 rated it liked it
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Mar 31, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Jul 03, 2014 rated it really liked it
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