Franny and Zooey

Salinger's narratives make you one of their own - they pull you closer and then push you away; the inherent ambivalence of the characters is what makes it so raw and real. he manages to delicately put inexplainable feelings into words; feelings you thought you were the only one that felt, feelings that feel so personal, idiosyncratic, and nuanced, but Salinger exposes them, in a paradoxically subtle way.

one of the greats.