My first 3.5 stars...it wasn't as *good* as 4 stars but it wasn't as average as 3 stars. This was an intriguing book that was brilliantly written (of course) with characters that really took hold of my imagination. I don't really know anything of the story behind Franny & Zooey, other than they're two short stories, but reading it as one book left me wanting more, especially more from Lane. Plus I wanted to see Franny begin to pick herself up again.