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Mouzafphaerre
10-29-2004, 13:35
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This fellow has been one of my favourites, for anything of his I happened to read such as "Of Mice and Men" or "To a God Unknown", and my interest has received a bump this past week, with "The Pearl" and "Cannery Row".

So, what do you think/feel about him and/or his works? Which one(s) do you favour most, if any?

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EDIT: The empty option was intended as "GAH!" The forum seems to have trouble with the "< >" characters.
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Hetman_Koronny
10-29-2004, 14:44
I only read Grapes of Wrath (in my American Studies class) and liked it a lot. Needless to say, it is my fav one! :book: ~:)
LittleGrizzly
10-29-2004, 15:56
similar to hetman except read 'of mice and men' for english course was pretty good so that'll be my favourite..
Spino
10-29-2004, 16:02
The one with the monkeys in it...
Sasaki Kojiro
10-29-2004, 16:33
I've only read the pearl and grapes of wrath. Interesting books, can't see myself re-reading them anytime soon though.
Goofball
10-29-2004, 19:20
I've only read the pearl and grapes of wrath. Interesting books, can't see myself re-reading them anytime soon though.I voted Of Mice & Men, but Cannery Row is a very close second.
Mouzafphaerre
10-29-2004, 20:21
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Multiple choices are possible in this poll. ~;)
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Sjakihata
10-30-2004, 00:18
Who's steinbeck? ~:confused:
Beirut
10-30-2004, 00:57
Oh... I thought you ment a stein full of Becks. ~:cheers:

I am sorry to say I've never read Steinbeck except for the first page of the Grapes of Wrath. The description of the man walking across the field during the dustbowl was pure brilliance.
Big King Sanctaphrax
10-30-2004, 01:31
I hd to do Of Mice and Men in my english class.

He's a talented guy, but I can't say his writing really grabs me.
DemonArchangel
10-30-2004, 01:51
Mice and Men definitely
Gawain of Orkeny
10-30-2004, 02:48
I like Tortilla Flats.
JAG
10-30-2004, 04:57
Of mice and men - superb.
rasoforos
10-30-2004, 10:34
I only read Grapes of Wrath. A really nice book...
Havard
10-31-2004, 02:36
Who's steinbeck? ~:confused:
John Steinbeck, of Pulizer and Nobel prize winning fame ~:)

(link) (http://www.steinbeck.org/MainFrame.html)

I'll go for "Of mice or men" myself...
KukriKhan
10-31-2004, 16:08
Cannery Row for me. The character studies inform the outrageous plotline. Steinbeck's compassionate, bittersweet understanding of humanity, with all its warts, gets my #1 thumbs up for his best work. He's the writer I would most like to emulate - but never will.
Mount Suribachi
11-01-2004, 18:17
TBH, I couldn't choose one from the ones I've read as they were all brilliant. I would probly say Of Mice and Men if pushed, but only cos thats the only one I've read more than once.