Franny and Zooey vs Podkayne of Mars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Fiction
Franny and Zooey
“It's everybody, I mean. Everything everybody does is so – I don't know – not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and – sad-making. And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you're conforming just as much only in a different way.”
Meet Franny and her younger brother, Zooey, in two Salinger stories.
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Podkayne of Mars
Written for the juvenile mid-20th century sci-fi market, the story focuses on relationships between family members, friends, and enemies. Podkayne, a human girl born on Mars, has the opportunity to travel to Terra with…
The verdict
- Readers rate Franny and Zooey highest: Franny and Zooey 4.0 · Podkayne of Mars 3.5.
- Franny and Zooey has the widest readership — 245700 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Franny and Zooey | Podkayne of Mars | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (245700) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (340) | 3.1 (29) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (149) | — |
Reception
| Franny and Zooey | Podkayne of Mars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 245700 | 29 |
| Editions | 65 | 48 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 192931 | — |
| Reading it now | 6375 | — |
| Written reviews | 14581 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 7005 | 500 |
| Pages | 202 | 160 |