pickI‘m a Steinbeck fan. I love The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden and Of Mice and Men, but this one is a low pick for me. One, it was not all one story like I thought but 4 short stories. Two, I think maybe it was not timed well in my life because it was just a downer. I know Steinbeck‘s books in general are not heaping with happiness and I went in prepared for an Old Yeller feeling but still not a favorite. #authoramonth #march #aam #Booked2023
mandarchy I love Steinbeck too and found this when I inherited my library. I had never heard of it and thought I had read everything by him. I wish I could go back and unread it. I wouldn't say it's the worst book he wrote, because I am sure someone could love it. But I hated it. 2mo
Bookzombie Yes, I think my pick was based more on that I still think it was well written. I‘m not usually triggered or put off by animal deaths (not that I like them, but I read horror quite a bit and I think that comes with the genre sometimes). However, this book just seemed full of it and I‘m not sure that so much was needed to give us a feeling of growing up in that time and place. 2mo
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