In all honestness I have probablly read less than 20 books cover to cover. Many John Steinbeck, quite a few Edward Abbey books, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, and other odds and ends. John Steinbeck's Cannery Row and Tortilla Flat very often guide me through life, I swear. Those characters are Philosophers. Great Philosophers! I love Doc. Anyone agree?
I agree, totally! It's been quite a while since I read Tortilla Flat...so I'm a little fuzzy on that one. Cannery Row is one of my faves...top 3 maybe? (If I was forced to put books in a list, that is ha ha) Yep, I've read quite a bit of Steinbeck and I do refer to his characters in certain situations. Steinbeck spoke a lot of hard, beautiful truth. I would suggest reading more of him, if you have any interest. I like all his books. If you want a recommendation or two, PM me and I'll get mine out and give you some titles. Good to hear from a fellow Steinbeck fan!
Add me. In fourth grade I did a book report on "Of Mice and Men". A lot of it went over me, but I read it. Tortilla Flat is short stories, no? Travels with Charlie was incredible. A gifted American writer. Genius. Hemingway, too. I love Hemingway. I went to Key West and stood at Mallory Square and all I could think about was Harry from To Have and Have Not fighting to make a living there. I'm with you.
Yeah Biggen, Travels with Charlie Winter of Our Discontent The Wayward Bus Sweet Thursday (sequil to Cannery Row) also he's got a bunch of awsome short stories. FlyingBurritoBro, Tortilla Flat is kinda like a bunch of shorts put together and told as one tale. Thanks for posting on my thread.
Oh yeah, Biggen, I don't have any I.M. ability at this time. I know next to nothing about software n' shit, and thats the way I want it. I hope to have my computer expert do it soon though. Where's Batavia? I'm not from Ohio.
grimjivey, Sweet Thursday? I have not heard of this one. Yay! Another Steinbeck to read! Well, your list is comparable to mine. I guess when I read yr first post I assumed you had only read the two you mentioned. Ah, Batavia....I'm about 30 miles east of Cincinnati. Smack dab in the middle of Republican Hell. (No great offense to any Rupubs out there) Don't worry man, NOBODY knows where Batavia is! Glad you started this little thread....contrary to popular belief, the Sex Forum CAN get boring. ha ha
Well so far the Sex Forum has been far from boring, but I'm trying to convince myself that I care about more than just sex. Ha! Just kidding, I do love Steinbeck he's #1 in my book.
You might want to try Log from the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck, Edward F. Ricketts. Ricketts was the person that Doc was based on and the book was about a collecting trip that they took. If you liked Cannery Row you will like Log
yeah i see what you mean by a book like this helping guide you through.the story is a good one.great characters all of them.it takes place in monterey,ca during the depression that's the time i put on it.in between there's some good chapters of kind of like observations on life.one book i couldn't see a film made of though.there is a movie made of it but i've never seen it.i don't need to.
I love all things Steinbeck. I used to have arguments with my friends in college about how he was superior to Hemingway. At least he was to me. Never an extra word. And you definitely have to read Sweet Thursday if you liked Cannery Row. Steinbeck's wisdom has guided my life as well. I have a mentally handicapped brother (because of an accident), and Of Mice and Men has helped me deal better with his situation. The Moon is Down is one that shows you who the real heros in life are. It takes place during war in a small town that is occupied.
