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[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner), The Founding Bookworm]

just thought i'd create a folder to discuss specific non-group read books!

[Erin]

Loving it!!! So what I need...

[Kelsey]

Okay, Franny and Zooey was AMAZING! I read it in about 3 hours. Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books of all time, so I don't know why it took me this long to pick up Franny and Zooey.If anybody was thinking about reading it, it's so worth the read and completely excellent!

[Lori, The Over-Caffeinated Coffee Girl]

Looks like my list of books that I'm going to have to buy is now: Franny and Zooey, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Heretic's Daughter, The 13th Tale, Dharma Bums. I don't have money for this, but I'm getting pains because of how badly I want these books. *Sigh*

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner), The Founding Bookworm]

kelsey..Franny and Zooey is one of my all time favorite books in the WORLD! I'm glad you loved it!!

[Spencer]

Everyone keeps talking about Franny and Zoe and its making me eager to bump it up the TBR list and read it asap! lol. Is it really that quick of a read?

[Lori, The Over-Caffeinated Coffee Girl]

I second Anastasia's question.

[Tahleen]

I third it. But what I'm wondering is, was it very similar to Catcher in the Rye? Because I was not a very big fan of that book...

[Lynn]

Tahleen, I agree. I read Catcher in the Rye several years ago and HATED it. So I'm a little wary of reading Franny and Zooey but I do really want to read it. I'm thinking about rereading Catcher in the Rye b/c I might have missed the point the first time I read it.

[Lori, The Over-Caffeinated Coffee Girl]

Personally, Catcher in the Rye intrigued me enough to want to re-read it sometime. I didn't absolutely love it, but I really didn't hate it either.

[Kelsey]

I thought that Franny and Zooey was a really quick read, but it could be just me. Jamie, did you finish it quick when you read it?
I think it had a few similarities to Catcher in the Rye, but I think it's different enough that if you didn't like Catcher in the Rye, you might still like this one.

[Kelsey]

Sorry I posted about Franny and Zooey on this one! I completely forgot that it was our group read!

[Tahleen]

Yeah, I read Catcher in the Rye twice (once on my own and once in school) and liked it the first time but didn't like it the second time. I think I'll give Franny and Zooey a chance though, enough people seem to like it haha.

[Lori, The Over-Caffeinated Coffee Girl]

There's always a danger in reading something because a bunch of people read it and liked it. The danger being that if you don't like it, you feel weird or something like that. Maybe that's just me though.

[Lori, The Over-Caffeinated Coffee Girl]

I mean, I remember once in high school, I approached my teacher and asked her for a book suggestion. And I couldn't get past the first couple of pages of the books she recommended and she even loaned me her copy. I felt like a jerk.

[Erin]

I haven't had that problem till recently when I started reading some of the GRs authors. So far I've like most, but its hard when you have to find something to compliment. I can't not leave a review since I plan on giving all the books I read reviews (probably during the summer).

[Lori, The Over-Caffeinated Coffee Girl]

I don't have a hard time giving 1-5 star reviews, but I don't like having to write something to say about most of the books I read. If I didn't interact well with them, then I should probably keep my opinions to myself (unless it's just so horrible that I can't resist).

[Erin]

I like leaving a review more then the stars. I actually get quite annoyed by simply star ratings when I'm looking up books because I want to know why. The backs of books don't always catch it all. That's why I've made a shelf that is simply needs-review. I plan on going back and giving them reviews during the summer or on winter breaks when I have the time.

I don't care if I don't know the author, but critiquing the ones on here can be a bit harder because I don't want to insult them. I try to keep it very this is my opinion and this is what I found 'wrong' very separate and blunt for all of them. My opinion is usually a I like this type of book or I don't because, while the blunt side is for it's written poorly. Though even then the poorly written is with a loud, but I don't like this writing style. I try to make sure it's out there that its just what I like not actual you suck or anything.

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner), The Founding Bookworm]

i thought franny and zooey was a quick read. I liked it better than Catcher(but i also love Catcher)..and for those of you who are wary to read it..it's a good book to read for a challnege about an author you hate :)

[Lynn]

haha yep. That's the one I picked for that challenge! But I am excited to read Franny and Zooey b/c I read somewhere that Wes Anderson was influenced by it while making the Royal Tenenbaums

[Tahleen]

Haha good one Jamie! Maybe now I'll make up my challenge list... soonish...