Steinbeck, anyone?
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Re: Steinbeck, anyone?
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I recommend a book called The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan. It's a non-fiction account of the Dustbowl Era. Fascinating read if you want to know more about the backdrop to Steinbeck's great novel.aarchul2 wrote:I read The Grapes of Wrath last summer and it is truly a great book. It shows what was happening at the time on both sides without watering it down. It was amazing to read about a time that no one really wants to talk about. The Great Depression is barely a chapter in today's history books. This goes straight into the heart of the people that were affected and not just the political and economic side of it. I recommend this book to everyone.
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My favorite Steinbeck's are Cannery Row and Tortilla Flats.
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I can't really say which of his novels is my favorite; probably whichever one I read most recently. I've probably read 3/4 of his books over the years, most of them several times. I'm sure I've read "Of Mice and Men" more than the others, possibly more than all the others put together, so maybe it's my favorite.
Gloomy? How is that a criticism? Ravel's "Pavane for a Dead Princess", one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard, is gloomy. I can never get enough of it.
We die! That's how life is! Steinbeck writes about who we are and who we become and who we want to become before we die. And he gets it right so much of the time. He finds things in people that most of us never think to look for and I think reading his books gives us insights into others and makes us better than we were. I guess by that measure I'm about 3/4 good.
Another writer who does this, although in very different ways, is Nevil Shute. He also writes about ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances and finding the hero in themselves, never really realizing they're doing that. Fans of Steinbeck might enjoy his books as well.
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Very good post. I enjoyed reading it and agree with your assessments. I am also very fond of the Pavane.BarryEM wrote:I think what I admire most about Steinbeck's stories is the way he sees individuals, all individuals, as noble, striving to make their way, hampered by groups of people. So much of his writing is that. He loves individuals. He doesn't seem fond of people in groups.
I can't really say which of his novels is my favorite; probably whichever one I read most recently. I've probably read 3/4 of his books over the years, most of them several times. I'm sure I've read "Of Mice and Men" more than the others, possibly more than all the others put together, so maybe it's my favorite.
Gloomy? How is that a criticism? Ravel's "Pavane for a Dead Princess", one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard, is gloomy. I can never get enough of it.
We die! That's how life is! Steinbeck writes about who we are and who we become and who we want to become before we die. And he gets it right so much of the time. He finds things in people that most of us never think to look for and I think reading his books gives us insights into others and makes us better than we were. I guess by that measure I'm about 3/4 good.
Another writer who does this, although in very different ways, is Nevil Shute. He also writes about ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances and finding the hero in themselves, never really realizing they're doing that. Fans of Steinbeck might enjoy his books as well.
Barry
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