Comments on: The Best Parts of Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck

By: Quite Contrary

Quite Contrary — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:49:31 +0000

Oh you can go to Doc’s house in Monterey. It’s kept up in its 1950s glory by a group of enthusiasts and they give tours once a year on Doc’s birthday in October. Steinbeck is one of my favorites and we drove down from SF one year to see it. The scene was a little strange but in a good way. We went to visit before I had heard of life lists, otherwise it is an activity that just may have ended up on mine.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:16:11 +0000

Thought is the evasion of feeling!

By: Stef

Stef — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:22:17 +0000

I love your “The Best Parts Of” feature.

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 09:12:25 +0000

This sounds perfect, can’t wait to read it, though perhaps I should start with Cannery Row. First I need to finish the four books I’ve already started.

By: Treppenwitz

Treppenwitz — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:08:48 +0000

Sorry about all the typos in my previous comment.

Apparently posting a comment from an iDevice while riding public transportation lowers one’s IQ by a minimum of 40 points.

I thought it worth posting a follow up comment because, let’s face it… who takes literary recommendations from someone who sounds like they are writing in crayon? :-)

By: Treppenwitz

Treppenwitz — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:00:59 +0000

Sweet Thursday is the sequel to Canery Row. Equally good.

If you go to Monterey, Canery row is till there. You can even see docs house, although only formthe outside.

A third wonderful steinbeck novel set in the same geographic (Monterey) area, but with a completely different cast of characters is Tortilla Flat.

My three favorite books.

By: Maggeh

Maggeh — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:00:14 +0000

Sheri, I didn’t know it was a sequel. This was my second read of it, because I remembered loving it so much but didn’t remember much else about it. I say go for it. -M