tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666339015694384454.post1079283294072460166..comments2023-07-22T05:36:57.350-07:00Comments on The Thousander Club: Reflections: East of EdenThousander Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497887383948788968noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666339015694384454.post-89680819031323368022012-04-10T07:45:39.789-07:002012-04-10T07:45:39.789-07:00Steinbeck is a god (small g) among the literary se...Steinbeck is a god (small g) among the literary set. I think it's because many of his books are short so that when they're assigned in literature classes there is a minimum of moaning, see also "The Old Man and the Sea" by that writer of short sentences, Hemingway. Unfortunately, Steinbeck has that 20th century tendency to be unable or unwilling to write anything that smacks of joy. "The Red Pony" made me want to kill myself and my ponies and the neighbor's ponies, so it must be brilliant. It made me feel something. I confess I have not read "East of Eden," but I saw the movie. James Dean made me feel something, so he must have been brilliant. I don't even know why I'm writing this, except that I've just come in from petting our rabbits, see "Of Mice and Men."zippityzernshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782385540746249292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666339015694384454.post-39262163359035896632012-04-09T22:39:40.187-07:002012-04-09T22:39:40.187-07:00I'm actually interested in a recommendation so...I'm actually interested in a recommendation someone gave me in conjunction to this one. Travels with Charlie? I think? It's non-fiction about his travels with his dog. Really... how could that *not* be good?Rie Teemanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981524067560438485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666339015694384454.post-41455271935208850402012-04-09T19:49:10.118-07:002012-04-09T19:49:10.118-07:00I have to admit that after I read The Pearl by Ste...I have to admit that after I read The Pearl by Steinbeck I have never had a desire to go back to him. To call it "bleak" would be kind. To call it "depressing" would be adequate but still not capture how soul-crushing that book was. Perhaps one day I'll try East of Eden, but it won't be on my reading list for a while.Agabushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08585721001443242780noreply@blogger.com