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Originally Posted by Zhanteimi
5. Of Mice and Men
4. Cannery Row
3. Tortilla Flat
2. Grapes of Wrath
1. East of Eden
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^ Turns out that I've read more Steinbeck than I thought, as I've read four out of those five. I thought
Of Mice and Men was a wonderful book, and I remember one of his short stories,
The Red Pony, too. Isn't he, like Hemmingway, very much a man's author that girls don't take to? Have you ever tried recommending his stuff to girlfriends?
Notice how the mention of girls leads me very cleverly to this book, which I finished just 15 mins ago:-
^ The sad protagonist is a middle-aged Catholic woman struggling through genteel poverty in Ireland. No fancy stylistic surprises, but a well-told story with characters convincingly coming to life - especially if you've seen the movie of the same name. (
) I can also recommend it for its brevity - at 200-odd pages, you get a taste of Ireland without commiting yourself (like InnerSpaceBoy) to the life and works of J Joyce!