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de John Steinbeck (Author)
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In these stories, Steinbeck charts the gradual disintegration of a peaceful farming community in a lush California valley. He writes of a family made to feel "poor" through the charity of a neighbour and the wanton destruction of a retarded boy's tenuous hold on reality.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Unforgettable., Jui 20 2003
Par Hypoxy (Bath, ME United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: 20th Century Pastures Of Heaven (Paperback)
My mother, not a reader herself but certain that anything sold by the Baptists & titled "The Pastures of Heaven" had to be OK, bought this book from a clearance table at the Baptist Book Store in Dallas TX as a Christmas present for (then) 8-year-old me.

I devoured it at 8 and--except for "Travels With Charley"--still love it more than anything else Steinbeck wrote. The crystal-clear (to a grownup) allusions to prostitution & incest went right over my innocent head, but the utterly believable characters, their names, their haunting stories, the image of how that beautiful green valley must have looked to the pioneers after their ordeal of mountains & desert, have stayed with me for almost 60 years.

I'm now going to order a copy to replace the barely-hanging-together one still inscribed "From Mom & Dad, Christmas 1944". In fact I'm going to order one for all my 5 children's family libraries.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 A Patchwork of Stories, Mai 30 2004
Par JMack (Chicago) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: 20th Century Pastures Of Heaven (Paperback)
Because I am such a fan of John Steinbeck's writing, I feel I am able to say that this is not among his best work. "The Pastures of Heaven" is centered around a beautiful valley in California. After its discovery by a Spanish Corporal, the book goes into the stories that happend on this land. While some of the characters recur, most of the characters are forgotten after their story is told. Steinbeck's character descriptions are the masterwork that is expected of him. However, since there is no running theme aside from the land itself, the reader may have difficulty maintaining interest. Without a main character, it is difficult to be drawn in to the story.

Each chapter in the book starts a separate story. Some of the stories are amusing. I found the story in Chapter IV to be the best. Other stories such as Chapter IX seem to lack any coherence with the rest of the stories, but serve only the purpose of forwarding an opinion on a social issue. In the case of Chapter IX, Steinbeck is discussing the ethics of the death penalty.

While fans of Steinbeck are certain to read this book, casual fans are unlikely to enjoy it. The Steinbeck fan who reads all of his work is likely to find some of the stories enjoyable.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 the pastures of california, Janv. 19 2004
Par William D. Tompkins (New York, New York USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: 20th Century Pastures Of Heaven (Paperback)
steinbeck captures the essence of the areas of california that he so much likes to descibe--and all the characters often somewhat described in other novels are here as well
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Next-best Steinbeck?
Pastures of Heaven and The Long Valley are a matched set in the Steinbeck library. The two should probably be included together as a single work. Read more
Publié le Sep 20 2003 par Jack Purcell

4.0étoiles sur 5 Developing Steinbeck
The Pastures of Heaven (or "Las Pasturas del Cielo") is the name of a valley in central California, the setting for the stories by Steinbeck which comprise this novel... Read more
Publié le Mai 3 2003

4.0étoiles sur 5 A pleasant surprise, yet unlike Steinbeck's other works
For me, reading Steinbeck is a hit-and-miss endeavor. So "The Pastures of Heaven," undeservedly one of Steinbeck's least-known works, is a pleasant and affecting surprise--a... Read more
Publié le Janv. 20 2002 par D. Cloyce Smith

4.0étoiles sur 5 Pastures of Heaven
The novel's structure is a pattern of repetition, but, unlike some things that are repetitious, "The Pastures of Heaven" is by no means boring. Read more
Publié le Fév 11 2001 par Jessi Yates

4.0étoiles sur 5 A Quick and Wonderful Read
After reading the Grapes of Wrath recently, I became an instant fan of John Steinbeck. So much that while at the used bookstore last week I bought several more of his novels... Read more
Publié le Sep 14 2000 par E. Jolly

4.0étoiles sur 5 Classic Steinbeck
Steinbeck started with this series of short stories. The farming families built up great lives, successful lives in a beautiful valley. Read more
Publié le Juil 30 2000 par Joe

5.0étoiles sur 5 easy reading
A beautiful story about the disintegration of a farming community. Each chapter reveals the people and their impact on society. Read more
Publié le Janv. 19 2000 par ducki@goplay.com

5.0étoiles sur 5 A great collection of thoughts
Steinbeck at his best.

This is a collection of short stories loosely connected that paint a picture of a California slowly maturing from its infancy to its adolescence. Read more

Publié le Oct. 21 1999

4.0étoiles sur 5 for those with all the time in the world...
I read this book at the recommendation of a friend who named it as his very favorite book... I wouldn't name it as my favorite but it was definitely worth reading at the time, the... Read more
Publié le Sep 24 1999

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