Greetings! What's your thoughts on John Steinbeck and is it worth reading and what's the correct line of book in order of reading first to last.
Major Novels by John Steinbeck
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The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
· Pulitzer Prize winner about the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, following the Joad family's migration to California.
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Of Mice and Men (1937)
· A tragic novella about friendship and dreams, centered on two migrant workers, George and Lennie.
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East of Eden (1952)
· A multi-generational saga set in California’s Salinas Valley, exploring themes of good vs. evil.
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Cannery Row (1945)
· A lighter, episodic novel about a community in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression.
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The Pearl (1947)
· A parable about a poor fisherman who finds a valuable pearl and the consequences that follow.
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Tortilla Flat (1935)
· A humorous novel about a group of paisanos in Monterey after World War I.
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Travels with Charley (1962)
· A travelogue of Steinbeck’s road trip across America with his poodle, Charley.
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For all books and films, I have my personal rule of reading in the order of release, as though I got them as they are out. That way I avoid any temporal bias and any discontinuity of the author’s knowledge.