256 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316766944
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 30 January 2001
Description
The last book-length work of fiction by J. D. Salinger published in his lifetime collects two novellas about “one of the liveliest, funniest, most fully realized families in all fiction” (New York Times).These two novellas, set seventeen years apa...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,210 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
emotional 56%
challenging 32%
sad 32%
dark 17%
lighthearted 17%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
relaxing 10%
mysterious 6%
tense 4%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 25% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Suicide, Grief
256 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316766944
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 30 January 2001
Description
The last book-length work of fiction by J. D. Salinger published in his lifetime collects two novellas about “one of the liveliest, funniest, most fully realized families in all fiction” (New York Times).These two novellas, set seventeen years apa...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,210 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
emotional 56%
challenging 32%
sad 32%
dark 17%
lighthearted 17%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
relaxing 10%
mysterious 6%
tense 4%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 25% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Suicide, Grief