Footnotes that destroy a good book

[Pandora]

Has anyone ever read this edition of the book. It's a great story but, the footnotes are driving me a bit crazy. All right people might not know Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, or Bette Davis - poor people. But, I really don't have to be told that Hollywood is where movies are made, that Trumen and Hoover were presidents, or that the FBI solves crimes.

[Sandy]

Its funny that you mention it, because although there are footnotes that are obvious, as mentioned above, and a waste to reference in the middle of reading, there are others that I appreciated for putting the story into generational context. I also appreciated notations that referred back to Steinbecks' other writings.

[Pandora]

Thanks for answering. I also do like and have found footnotes to be helpful especially when reading literature from a different time period or country and what the author knows I might not.

But, this was crazy. I kept looking at the footnotes thinking he was going to tell me something important and got Herbert Hoover United States president.

[Faatz]

I read the Kindle edition. No footnotes. I really enjoyed this book. A real sleeper. Top notch Steinbeck.