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If I could give this four and a half stars, I would; but I just can't give it the same rating as East of Eden or Of Mice and Men.
In Cannery Row, Steinbeck paints a literary portrait of life for the residents of a small neighborhood in Monterey. From Doc, the town's resident scientist and go-to guy, to Mack, the leader of the pack of squatters living at the Palace Flophouse, to Lee Chong the Chinese gorcer and Dora the whorehouse madam, the book is character-driven. They are characters richly dra ...more
In Cannery Row, Steinbeck paints a literary portrait of life for the residents of a small neighborhood in Monterey. From Doc, the town's resident scientist and go-to guy, to Mack, the leader of the pack of squatters living at the Palace Flophouse, to Lee Chong the Chinese gorcer and Dora the whorehouse madam, the book is character-driven. They are characters richly dra ...more
Liked the main plot and some of the characters were real and likeable, but some of the vignettes felt a bit glued on. For some reason I just simply didn't like this despite its redeeming qualities. I don't know, everything just shuffled and the writing was very factual (the opening chapter was nice, though). This is by far the most different Steinbeck novel I've read, so if you want to try his works, you might not want to start from this one.
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I had no idea this book was so funny and so wonderful. I loved it!
i just really love john steinbeck's characters. they always have these moments of brilliance and beauty. i really can't remember the ones that struck me from this book. i loved mack and the boys.
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