pickTravels with Charley, by John Steinbeck (1962)
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Premise: The famed author undertakes a road trip across the United States to reconnect with ‘real America‘, accompanied by a beloved aging pet.
Review: This is a fascinating portrait of a divided country that is still enlightening 65 years later. Cont.
Here‘s my #BookSpinBingo card for June!
My #Bookspin book Is Travels with Charley and
my #doublespin book is The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan.
I made my board by stamping on a printed Bingo card, and writing with Zebra Clickart markers.
Thank you @TheAromaofBooks !
pick@dabbe #ThreeListThursday #TLT
Posting a bunch that I did earlier!
Utterly baffled by how 50 Shades,Ready Player One and Flowers in the attic can be on a list along with Their eyes were watching God,Things fall apart and Lord of the Rings.I have read Mills&Boons category romances more nuanced than the former three.So that's my 3 against 3!My review of Steinbecks Red pony(not in this list
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7578188800
pickGive him another Nobel Prize, just for this perfect novella.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7578188800
pick3⭐. It's divided into 4 parts. I thought the 4th part was most interesting. Charlie the dog was precious. It's nonfiction taking place in 1960.
"When I was very young and the urge to be someplace else was on me, I was assured my mature people that maturity would cure this itch."
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pick5 Stars • The Pastures of Heaven is a short story collection, published in 1932, that weaves together the lives of various residents in a California valley. The book consists of twelve interconnected tales, each focusing on different characters whose dreams, flaws, and struggles subtly intersect. The valley, described as a paradise-like setting, serves as a backdrop that contrasts with the often troubled or unfulfilled lives of its inhabitants.
#12Booksof2024 @Andrew65
Jan: Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Feb: War Music: An Account of Homer's Iliad - Christopher Logue
Mar: Hollywood Behind the Lens - Marc Wannamaker & Stephen Bingen - ARC read
Apr: Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
May: Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath - Heather Clark
Jun: We - Yevgeny Zamyatin
Jul: Vincent: a Graphic Biography - Simon Elliott - ARC read
Aug: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo
pickI read this for book club, and while it doesn't rise to the level of Steinbeck's later more well-known works, it has a historical significance that makes it worth reading. Jim, a young man searching for meaning, joins Mac, an experienced activist, in an effort to organize a strike among apple pickers in 1930s California. The novel focuses on the mechanics of the strike rather than the interior lives of characters, but presents a vivid picture.
Bookish Pair: Jack Kerouac‘s On the Road (1957) 3d