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Cannery Row
Cannery Row | John Steinbeck
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Steinbeck's tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependant on one another for both physical and emotional survival Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, including longtime friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Dora, Mack and his boys, Lee Chong, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. In her introduction, Susan Shillinglaw shows how the novel expresses, both in style and theme, much that is essentially Steinbeck: scientific detachment, empathy toward the lonely and depressedand, at the darkest levelthe terror of isolation and nothingness.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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holarosarita
Cannery Row | John Steinbeck

man‘s right to kill himself is inviolable, but sometimes a friend can make it unnecessary

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dabbe
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#12Booksof2023 @Andrew65

March: CANNERY ROW by John Steinbeck. Unbelievably, I had never read this book until 2023. I loved the town, Doc, and all of the quirky characters. 💙

Andrew65 I read that for the first time in March too and really enjoyed it. 3mo
dabbe @Andrew65 🤩😃🤗 3mo
PaperbackPirate The only “happy” Steinbeck I‘ve read so far. 😂😅 3mo
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dabbe @PaperbackPirate You are so right! Except for maybe TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY. 🤩😂😍 3mo
PaperbackPirate Lol ok that one‘s still on my tbr! 😂😅 3mo
dabbe @PaperbackPirate The chapter where Charley encounters his first bears in Yellowstone Park will make you roar out loud! 🤩 3mo
PaperbackPirate I just checked and I‘ve had this book since 2011!!! What‘s taking me so long? Thank you for the encouragement! 🐻 3mo
dabbe @PaperbackPirate I really loved it! Can't wait to read what you think about it! 🤩😃🤗 3mo
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Tkimsal
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Every month at book club, we wrap up our discussion with each reader offering their rating of that month‘s selection. We rate on a scale of 0 to 5 stars, 0 being the worst (there‘s been a few) and 5 being the best. As we approach our 25th anniversary, today I made an interesting discovery. One of our group has been, far and away, the most generous with 5 star ratings. And it isn‘t who I would have thought it would be. 🤔 #FirstSaturdayReaders

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Tkimsal
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Book group prep. #FirstSaturdayReaders

dabbe One of my top fave favorite authors of all time. 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
Tkimsal @dabbe 👍 6mo
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Portrays the true worth of human consumption arguably from a spectral level as those who spend most of their waking hours thinking as “wise” men do, may be cheating themselves from the full honest flavor of experience. Success may be rated on a subjective basis then, as one who is deemed successful one way may be cheating themselves of experience and success another way. The little spot known as Cannery Row in Monterey puts that into perspective.

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282Mikado
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I read this some 40 years ago and it, along with The Pearl, compelled me to read many more Steinbeck novels, for which I am glad. While not as enthralled as I was in my youth I still found this to be an enjoyable read. Steinbeck had a way of weaving a tale and an equally good understanding of human nature.

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KathyWheeler
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Every Steinbeck book I‘ve read is not that long on plot but is great on character and theme. I love Doc and Mack & the boys. I often have many going at one time, so I also finished these other two today. Happy-Go-Lucky is not my favorite Sedaris. It‘s just okay. I like The Sea Around Us better than The Edge of the Sea. It‘s good, but not as memorable, and it‘s a drier book.

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It‘s passages like this that illustrate why Steinbeck is the GOAT.

dabbe #totallyagree 💜💜💜 12mo
CSeydel @dabbe Thanks! So many good moments in this short book, but I just had to write this one down! 12mo
KathyWheeler This scene really struck me as well. 12mo
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KathyWheeler
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I‘m not feeling well, so I‘m home from work reading. I love the way Steinbeck is saying that what you see depends on your perspective. “Had the man looked through another peephole he might have said, “Saints and angels and martyrs and holy men . . . “” instead of the whores, pimps, gamblers, etc, that he saw.

quietjenn I've always loved this quote! 12mo
KathyWheeler @quietjenn This is my first time reading this book and that section really stood out to me. 12mo
Ruthiella Hope you feel better soon. ❤️ 12mo
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KathyWheeler @Ruthiella Thank you. 12mo
quietjenn @KathyWheeler I hope you like it! I went through a big Steinbeck phase in high school and this was one of my favorites. 12mo
KathyWheeler @quietjenn I‘m enjoying it so far. 12mo
Reggie It‘s a little late but I hope you‘re feeling better now. 12mo
KathyWheeler @Reggie Thank you! I‘m feeling a lot better. 12mo
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dabbe
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CSeydel
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Monterey, looking a little more touristy than in Steinbeck‘s day. This was a beautifully evocative portrait of a distinctive place and time. The people in these stories come to life as does the city and the ocean around them. #AAM #authoramonth

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Andrew65
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2nd #AuthorAMonth book in March. @Soubhiville

I really enjoyed my time spent on Cannery Row with some great characters . This felt more like an experience than a story. I look forward to getting to the follow-up book.
#MarchMadness @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 12mo
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dabbe
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Most of the Steinbeck books I had read to date had been tragic in some way. Not this one. While no intricate plot is detailed (except throwing Doc a party), I adored the vignettes of life in and on Cannery Row. As Steinbeck said, the stories here “crawl“ into and out of the pages. His language has a gift to bring you directly into the story. Doc, Mack, Lee, Dora ... I won't soon forget you.❣️
#AuthoraMonth
@Soubhiville

UwannaPublishme Great review! Totally agree. Loved these characters! 12mo
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Susanita
Cannery Row | John Steinbeck
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I enjoyed this book, probably because it was short! There isn‘t much of a plot, but there are interesting characters and a strong sense of place. Steinbeck will never be a go-to author for me, but I‘m glad I read this. I appreciated the writing that was descriptive but not flowery. Having spent a bit of time in the current iteration of Cannery Row, it was fascinating to look back at the history of the place. #authoramonth

Susanita Photo of seaweed on the beach about a mile up the coast from where the canneries were located. For another look at the history check out www.canneryrow.com/our-story/the-canneries 12mo
Christine I love the way you wrote about what you appreciated in this book, even if it‘s not particularly in your wheelhouse! I lived in the Monterey area for years and did love the way this book deepened my understanding of that place. Thinking about a reread for #AuthorAMonth 12mo
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Daisey
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I thoroughly enjoyed this short novel by Steinbeck. It touches on some heavy topics in the difficult living of his characters, but it‘s lighter than his longer novels I‘ve read. As expected, I loved his descriptions of the people and places of #California.

“Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.”

#AuthorAMonth #FirstLineFridays #quote #1001books

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Daisey
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I finally started Cannery Row and, as if often the case with Steinbeck, I‘m loving the descriptions of people and places. Then we get this fun little discussion as well.

celebrate vs. celibate 😆 🤣

#AuthorAMonth

CarolynM 🤣 13mo
Ruthiella 😂😂😂 When ahem, younger, I genuinely thought it was called “public hair” instead of “pubic”. I mispronounced “lingerie”, “maniacal”, “deprecating”…I got so many things wrong. 🤣 (edited) 13mo
Pikathulhu Steinbeck's loving descriptions and conversations exactly like that are why I love Cannery Row so much! 13mo
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Daisey @Ruthiella I‘ve definitely had some of my own words I knew in print but not to say! This one is especially funny to me as they just transition naturally to celebrate and discuss a party. 13mo
Daisey @Pikathulhu I agree that his descriptions are amazing! They‘re what I tend to love the most about his writing. 13mo
UwannaPublishme 😂🙌🏻 12mo
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squirrelbrain
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I was going to read The Grapes of Wrath for this month‘s #authoramonth but needed to get that from the library and I just can‘t seem to get there. So this and East of Eden are on my shelf already, and this one‘s *much* slimmer! 🤣

And I can also count it for #pop23 #abookyoureadmorethan10yearsago and #52books23 #asecondhandbook.

I didn‘t recall this book at all so it was lovely to have a re-read.

Ruthiella Nice work around! 😃 And as always I am in awe of your ability to hit multiple prompts! 13mo
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squirrelbrain I was quite cross though @ruthiella as I was going to use Grapes of Wrath for the seven deadly sins prompt! 🤣 (edited) 13mo
BarbaraBB Your two choices are my favorite Steinbeck‘s (and Of Mice and Men). To be honest I didn‘t like Grapes of Wrath much 🤷🏻‍♀️ 13mo
rmaclean4 This is one of the few I have not read of his. 13mo
jenniferw88 I bailed on Grapes! 13mo
BookwormM East of Eden is one of my fav books 13mo
Librarybelle Haha…I like your selection process! 13mo
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dabbe
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1️⃣ I said/resaid/resaid ... something to my students so that whenever I asked them “Why do we read literature?“, they replied in chorus: “to understand the statement on the human condition; in other words, on what it means to be human.“ If that's ALL they learned, I hope they take that with them because that is why I read.
2️⃣ The tagged book: one Steinbeck I haven't read (will fulfill #AuthoraMonth, too!
3️⃣ TJ Reid! After Malibu, Carrie!
@Eggs

Pikathulhu Cannery Row is such a wonderful, underrated book! 13mo
dabbe @Pikathulhu I couldn't decide between Cannery Row and The Pearl. Those are the only two of his I haven't read. Which one would you recommend? ❣️ 13mo
Pikathulhu @dabbe They're both good, but I prefer Cannery Row to The Pearl by a wide margin! 13mo
dabbe @Pikathulhu Woohoo! I picked the right one! Thanks! 🤗 13mo
Eggs Loved Carrie S./TJR❤️ 13mo
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Pogue
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Playing tourist in the state we live in is so fun. Learned a lot about Steinbeck today.

UwannaPublishme I just saw this! How cool! 😍 13mo
Pogue @UwannaPublishme it was! 13mo
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RickW
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I got into a reading frenzy before bedtime for the last few months but summer reading choices have not been good. But this novel, which I reread this year is absolutely amazing. Steinbeck creates incredibly rich characters, making the book almost impossible to put down. I really recommend this, especially if you‘re rereading this. As an adult it is just so much better.

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Trace
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There were a few funny moments.

kspenmoll Happy Litsyversary!!! 2y
Trace Thank you 2y
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groofay
Cannery Row | John Steinbeck
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This might be my favorite book I've read all year so far. There's a poetry and heart in this novel that is hard to find elsewhere, and it comes from a place of absolute naturalness. It's been over a decade since I read Steinbeck in school, and I think I'll have to read, really *read*, more of his work soon. This little book got to me.

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HotMessJess
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Ok last picture from Cannery Row ❤️

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HotMessJess
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Got to visit one of my favorite cities on the planet today. I‘m lucky enough to live within an hour of Monterey, CA, but every time I visit I am so happy. Even with all my travels, this city remains in my top 3 favorite places on this planet. There‘s nothing like it, it‘s wealth of literary history, and the magic you feel when you are there.

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Liz_M
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Not so much a story as the nostalgic depiction of a particular time and place. Based on memories, it describes the characters populating a derelict depression-era street in Monterey, CA. While none of the residents are successful, they are content. One by one each is sketched, adding a piece to the overall picture. The one thing all have in common is goodwill towards Doc and the desire to do something nice for him-host a party for him in his home.

Tamra What a pretty pic! 3y
Liz_M @Tamra Thanks! Mom's house is so much more photogenic than my Brooklyn studio. 3y
BarbaraBB Wonderful pic! 🥰 3y
Liz_M @BarbaraBB Thanks! 3y
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Booksbymybed
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Every few years I reread “Cannery Row” and love it more every time.

Blueberry Have you read it's sequel, Sweet Thursday? It's good too. 3y
Booksbymybed @Blueberry yes I love it so much, just finished the reread 3y
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JenlovesJT47
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After being blown away by East of Eden, I needed me some more Steinbeck. I chose Cannery Row because it‘s on the shorter side and honestly, I could have happily read 300 more pages about these people! It‘s a series of vignettes about the inhabitants of Cannery Row in Monterey during the Depression. It doesn‘t have a linear plot but it‘s hilarious, charming and still surprisingly moving. I‘m so happy there‘s a sequel, I can‘t wait to read it! 5⭐️

intothehallofbooks Yes! So good!! 3y
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KatieDid927
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I loved it! There‘s a reason Steinbeck is one of my top five favorite authors.

Rachbb3 I loved it too! So good. 3y
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snowpaws94
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It was really nice to reread this after so many years. I have a soft spot in my heart for the descriptions of towns. Steinbeck describes the vibes of a town and even though the people are exaggerated, the mood and language of the story are beautiful. This makes me oddly nostalgic for a time that shouldn't be romanticized.

Sparklemn Great review! 3y
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snowpaws94
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Someone should write an erudite essay on ghetto moral, physical, and esthetic effect of the Model T Ford on the American nation. Two generations of Americans knew more about the Ford coils than the clitoris, and the planetary system of gears than the solar system of stars.

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I love how Steinbeck writes people and places on the fringes of society without any judgment and allows you to exist so completely in an obscure little microcosm that you would never otherwise know. It's friggin' beautiful.
I found the dedication page way suspicious and after reading and falling in love with Doc, I was super pleased to learn that Doc is in fact Ed Ricketts (who is a straight fox and legend in his own right!) How cool is that? 😍

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Rachbb3
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Steinbeck is such an amazing writer. He endears you to his characters and pulls you into their world. It also helps that I‘m very familiar with Monterey and Cannery Row so I was able to picture clearly streets and places he mentions. Fantastic book! ❤️

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Ruthiella
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#ThankfulThursday

I lived for a year in Monterey, California.

1. When I was about 10 I stood in a long line to get an autograph from Melissa Sue Anderson of Little House on the Prairie fame.

2. I‘m thankful for the upcoming Tournament of Books Super Rooster. Looking forward to reading the judgments and commentary on line.

Thanks for the tag @Sace 😊 Interested in sharing @ABooksyGirl @Leftcoastzen ? 😀

Sace Omigosh.... I just Googled the Tournament of Books and Super Rooster. Now I'm giddy with excitement! ( I was only vaguely aware of ToB to begin with.) 4y
Cosmos_Moon Awww! # 1 is so sweet! I have never heard of the Tournament of Books & Super Rooster... now I am intrigued! 4y
Ruthiella @Sace The ToB is such fun! You should definitely take a peek this October! 😀 4y
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Ruthiella @Cosmos_Moon Poor Melissa, when I look back, she was hot and tired...just a kid herself. The ToB is a great online event- check it out! 😀 4y
ImperfectCJ I lived in Monterey for three years as a child (with my family). I loved reading Cannery Row... Steinbeck captured a very interesting, pre-tourist vibe. 4y
Ruthiella @ImperfectCJ For sure the milieu Steinbeck wrote about no longer exists. When I lived there, I only visited Cannery Row once and wasn‘t impressed. But the Aquarium is wonderful! 😀 4y
ImperfectCJ @Ruthiella I lived there pre-aquarium. I went back a few times as an adult and was pretty surprised by the changes. Luckily Dennis the Menace Park was still there, although much smaller than I remembered it. Cannery Row is not too impressive, but the aquarium is my favorite of all the ones I've visited. (Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans is a pretty close second.) 4y
LeahBergen Number one made me laugh! 😆 I would‘ve been lining right up with you. 4y
Ruthiella @LeahBergen It was such a big deal for me at the time. Now, I have no idea where that autograph is... 🤔 4y
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It has always seemed strange to me...The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.

batsy This quote... 👌🏽 (Clearly I need to read this!) 4y
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vlwelser
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This book was mentioned in 3 of the books I was reading recently (Mr. Penumbra, Noir, and Grown Ups by Marian Keyes) so clearly the universe was trying to tell me something.

It's about struggling through life and making do with what you have (basically nothing). The writing and description in general are brilliant.

So my random question: Is the character Hazel in the Umbrella Academy a nod to Cannery Row?

JamieArc Your umbrella academy reference makes me want to read this! 4y
vlwelser @JamieArc It's super short and totally worth it. 4y
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Bigcountry15
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A great pick for short story Sunday! I really enjoyed the colorful descriptions, the rich dialog, and the characters. Just a fun, whimsical story.

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saguarosally
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There has to be something good in life, but not here. #classics #stealingbookrecommendations

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Booksnchill
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This is the first of 12 classics (in my loose definition) that I am challenging myself to read in 2020 - I won‘t lie I picked this first because it is short. Cannery Row is a poem to a time and a place. To the down and out men, those who support the economics on the fringe, those who create their own communities of give and take. Do yourself a favor and spend a few hours on Cannery Row with those living on the fringe, and living well. 5⭐️

OwenBanner I've got the same collection. So far, I've tackled East of Eden, the Pearl, and Of Mice and Men. 4y
Booksnchill @OwenBanner how lovely! 4y
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Dallyboy
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Good book, probably worth at least 15 frogs, 17 frogs in a pinch. But I‘d recommend waiting for a special at lee chongs, and paying only 12 frogs for this fine book.

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LibraryCin
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Much of the first… half?… of the book was introducing characters. It got better once the characters were introduced and there was a bit of a storyline. The boys all seemed to like to party and didn‘t seem to care what got broken. It was kind of entertaining for the last half once a few things actually happened.

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Emu
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Loved it! I loved the pace and the descriptions. I generally like the shorter novels of Steinbeck‘s. Finished this whilst having a drink. 🍸#1001books #reading1001 #tbrtakedown

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Emu
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I‘m kind of feeling a bit stuck in some of the other books I‘m reading. So it‘s time for a quick read. Hoping it is good. #tbr1001 #reading1001 #summerreading

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Cinfhen I haven‘t read any 🙈need to remedy this 5y
BarbaraJean I think you meant to tag @BarbaraBB —😊 But Cannery Row is wonderful!! 5y
Blueberry Thank you @BarbaraJean I loved Cannery Row too. Also it's sequel Sweet Thursday. 5y
Blueberry @Cinfhen They are all good 💛 5y
BarbaraBB Perfect choice for Californication! Thanks for the tag @BarbaraJean 💕 5y
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RachelS89
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Well written, charming, insightful, poignant. Can't go wrong with Steinbeck.

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sk888888
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I listened to the audiobook; am heading to Monterey this summer, and my hotel is on Cannery Row. I imagine that the town is slightly different now. I liked the characters in the book, but it felt like a bunch of short stories. But that could just be me.

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RachelS89
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I'm heading to Monterey next week so I'm brushing up on my Steinbeck.

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CoffeeNBooks
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Today is my 1 Year #Litsyversary!! This was my very first post last year. Thank you @britt_brooke for being my first follower, and thanks @chelleo for being the first person to like and comment on my first post!

candority Happy one year! 🎉📚💕 5y
Lovesbooks87 Yay! Happy One year Harper!! 🎉🎉🎉 5y
Velvetfur Yay! Happy year! 🎉🎊👍🎈💜🏆🏅 5y
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Pricel101 Happy One Year! 🙌🎊🎉📚📚📚 5y
Naj Yayyy!!! 🙌🙌🎉💚 5y
CouronneDhiver Only a year?! I‘m surprised 😯 5y
Lcsmcat It feels like you‘ve always been here! ❤️👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Leftcoastzen 👋👍Happy Litsy Anniversary!🎉🎉 5y
Crazeedi Yay! Happy one year!!🥂 5y
Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary! 5y
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sheshedbooks Happy anniversary! May you have more time to read more books! Thank you for sharing your bookish adventures here. 🎉💃🏻🎂 5y
DivineDiana Cheers to you! 👏🏻📚👏🏻 5y
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Felso
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My current listen

BooknerdsLife Aww I loved this book. Never tried the audio tho. Hows the audio? Happy reading/listening 🙌💕 5y
CoffeeNBooks Great book! I love John Steinbeck! He's one of my favorite authors! 5y
Felso @BooknerdsLife It‘s pretty good! I‘m enjoying the narrators portrayal of the characters. 5y
Felso @CoffeeNBooks Same here! I love Steinbeck‘s descriptive writing and his true to life characters. 5y
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wildwoodreads
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I finished prompt one of the Modern Mrs. Darcy reading challenge!

While I love John Steinbeck and enjoyed this book it wasn‘t one of my favorites. For some reason I just didn‘t connect to the story like I usually do. However, it did have some funny bits that helped me enjoy it a little better.

MelissaSue81 I think I want to do this challenge too! 5y
wildwoodreads @MelissaSue81 I really like it. She has free printable planner pages on her website. https://modernmrsdarcy.com/reading-challenge-2019/ (edited) 5y
suzie.reads I love this challenge I'm on book number four. Completed 1, 6 and 10 and I'm currently on number 2 😊 5y
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wildwoodreads @suzie.reads This is my first year doing it but I enjoy it so far. I‘m doing a prompt a month. 5y
LeslieO I want to do this one ,too. But so far all I‘ve done is plan what I might read for each category. 5y
suzie.reads @megzlynn I didn't know about the printable planner pages so thank you. Going to print them in work on Monday 😊 5y
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