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Cannery Row [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by John Steinbeck (Author) "Lee Chong's grocery, while not a model of neatness, was a miracle of supply ..." (more)
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Adventures of cannery workers living in the run-down waterfront section of Monterey, California. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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No writer is more quintessentially American than John Steinbeck. Born in 1902 in Salinas, California, Steinbeck attended Stanford University before working at a series of mostly blue-collar jobs and embarking on his literary career. Profoundly committed to social progress, he used his writing to raise issues of labor exploitation and the plight of the common man, penning some of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century and winning such prestigious awards as the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He received the Nobel Prize in 1962, "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception." Today, more than thirty years after his death, he remains one of America's greatest writers and cultural figures. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Small but Wonderful!, July 16 2004
By G. Grisham "grmissouri" (St. Louis, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cannery Row (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a small and quick read, but it is wonderful. I read it first in high school and then again in college and then maybe three times since just for the joy of it. Most anything Steinbeck is great, but this is a gem!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant in its simplicity, July 16 2004
By doc peterson (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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Cannery Row is a series of vignettes of life on the California coast in the 1930's. The recurring theme Steibeck seems to explore is the nature of friendship - be it the idol-worship of a mentally handicapped kid, the esprit de corps of a group of ne'er do wells, or the stoic relations the central character of "Doc" has with the rest of the community. It was brilliant.

But Steinbeck's writing was also brilliant - the imagery is vivid, the character descriptions real, and the events that unfold in the tiny, blue-collar town of Monterey are plausable. It is easy to read, and easy to understand why it is considered such a classic of American lit.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Joyfully Wise, July 13 2004
By JOHN J. MCGRAW "author of Brain & Belief" (Solana Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This tale, my very favorite Steinbeck novel, combines lyricism and unforgettably warm characters. The whole 'plot' (or lack thereof) seems adrift in a sea of humor. With but a loose structure, the light-heartedness carries the reader through a time and place that instills one with a love of humanity and all our happy foibles.

Having read it numerous times, I think that the character Mac is the inspiration for Kesey's own Mac (R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) and I believe that Steinbeck's aggrandizement of the 'deadbeats' as the 'true philosophers' to be the source of the Coen brother's modern classic, The Big Lebowski (with other influences, admittedly).

Steinbeck appears to have been a great seer. I never tire of this perennial read because it fills with a love of the everyday. Cannery Row is a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light...

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3.0 out of 5 stars Doing Something Nice for Doc!
Steinbeck's starkly realistic portrayal of Monterey's 1940's working class offers universal appeal as a 20th century classic. Read more
Published on Jun 6 2004 by Plume45

4.0 out of 5 stars Steinbeck's "Cannery Row"
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) wrote "Cannery Row" during a brief six week period during the summer of 1944. Read more
Published on May 19 2004 by Robin Friedman

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of Steinbeck's works
Another book I used while preparing to the verbal section of the GMAT. I have this one on my list of all-time favorites. Read more
Published on May 7 2004 by www.gmatclub.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully descriptive, deeply moving
I have become a big Steinbeck fan over the last few months, having read The Pearl, Of Mice and Men, Tortilla Flat, and Cannery Row during that time. Read more
Published on Mar 12 2004 by Josh Daniels

5.0 out of 5 stars The Players Tell the Story
At the outset of this book, Steinbeck tells the reader that the only way for the story of Cannery Row to be told is to let the characters tell it. Read more
Published on Jan 20 2004 by Richard A. Mitchell

5.0 out of 5 stars Steinbeck's best?
John Stienbeck had experimented with loosely structured tales of noble drifters before, but his musings on the theme peaked with the classic Cannery Row. Read more
Published on Jan 11 2004 by P. Nicholas Keppler

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection in a small package
I'm still on a high from reading CANNERY ROW, a good 24 hours after finishing it. This is a short book that says volumes about humanity and philosophical matters through the... Read more
Published on Dec 12 2003 by C. Ebeling

5.0 out of 5 stars Steinbeck's Most Delightful Story
This is not a single story, but many stories woven into a cohesive novel. What makes this novel so enjoyable is the way one can relate to the characters. Read more
Published on Oct 21 2003 by Andrew H.

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it AFTER Tortilla Flat
The trilogy, Cannery Row, Tortilla Flat, and Sweet Thursday are my favorites of his tomes I read just for the joy of reading them. Read more
Published on Sep 19 2003 by Jack Purcell

4.0 out of 5 stars The Humility of Being Human
Cannery Row is a montage of different little stories that all take place within or in close proximity to Cannery Row in Monterey, CA. Read more
Published on Aug 8 2003 by B. Garwitz

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