Google reminds us today
that it is Steinbeck’s birthday.
I love Cannery Row. I began reading Travels with Charley loving it, and at the end, I hated Steinbeck. Hated him for making a journey end in blaming people he didn’t know for things they don’t do. I am prepared to hate him still but for the way he treated Charley. happy Birthday, John, you sanctimonious prick. I hope Charley is running around in circles making fun of you for using the massive talent you were given to tell stupid stories. If you want to send a message, try Western union.
A-freaking-men.
We Okies still hate that sumbitch for Grapes of Wrath.
I must agree. Steinbeck could write like a sonuvabitch, but had some flaky ideas. I tried reading Travels, but had to give it up before completing it, & that was 20 or so years ago. Nowadays I probably wouldn’t make it past 10 pages.
Budd, the camper and the way he treats the dog, how hard he works for Charley, is his sole redemption.
The “Social Justice” meme is strong in most of his books. The least offensive and best reading IMHO are “The Log of (from?) the Sea of Cortez” and “Tortilla Flats” neither of which made me grit my teeth.
Agreed. Then again, Hitler loved Blondi, from what I’ve heard.