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Summary: A heart-warming novel
Review: I thought that this was a wonderful book to read. I thought it was so great because it showed people who didn't have much physically, but they had everything emotionally. These people knew that their lives wern't the greatest, and that it could have been better, but they never complained. They just accepted life the way it was. They never dwelled on what they could have done differently in their life in the past. They knew that there was no use worring about that anyway, so they just took life as it came. And nobody judged each other because they were all in the same situation. They were all friends and they depended on each other emotionally and physically. That's what was so heart-warming about this novel. Sometimes you just think, "Why can't the rest of the world be like this?" They judged no one on the little things that don't matter at all, instead, they looked at the bigger things that were inside at the heart. They accepted every one as equal.
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Summary: Light and airy, like this review
Review: Reading Cannery Row is a bit like eating cotton candy -- it's enjoyable, but it's a little too sweet and not very filling, and when you finish it you realize that there was a little more air inside than it looked like at first.The characters in Cannery Row are likable and, for the most part, believable, and some of the scenes are unforgettable. As I was reading, I did occasionally ask myself, "Okay, so where's he going with this story?" The answer, of course, is nowhere really, but the book is short enough and pleasant enough that it doesn't really matter. Of Mice and Men was for me a more meaningful and memorable book. While it extols some of the same values as Cannery Row -- friendship, trust, camaraderie -- it does so in a less simpleminded fashion, and its tragic ending makes it ultimately more poignant. When I finished Of Mice and Men, I said, "Wow!" When I finished Cannery Row, I said, "That's nice."
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Summary: A masterpiece
Review: Steinbecks most hilarious book. The wonderful character detail more than compensates for any deficiencies in plot. Mack, Doc, Lee Chong, and all the rest come to life in a way that only Steinbeck can accomplish. Steinbeck shows that many of the aspirations and struggles of people are universal--even among those who we might think live on the fringes of society. Most importantly, the outrageous humor of this book makes it a must read for anyone who loves to laugh.
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Summary: Steinbeck once again explores the life of the common man
Review: Like many of his other books Cannery Row is full of colorful characters that shape the novel and capture the reader's attention. I could not help but feel piy for Mack and the boys at their attempt to be good men, but at there continuous mistakes and lapses into the vices of booze, women, and more booze. Doc too was quite interesting being the only educated man in town who tried to help the others and displayed incredible patience in putting up with the townspeople. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and Steinbeck's dry sense of humor.
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Summary: Worth Reading
Review: When I first read this book, I did not hold it in very high regard. I only scratched the surface of this book. I looked only for plot and style. What I unrealizingly found was an intricate portrait of human interaction, of alienation. Every aspect of human life is represented in Cannery Row, but you have to look for it.
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Summary: A complex town of rouges and misfits.
Review: The book Cannery Row is excellant book for the highschool level reader. It is filled lively charecters and a very good stroy line. I recommend to any who likes to read.
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Summary: Good follow-up to Tortilla Flat
Review: John Steinbeck created a novel that shows not only wit and literary aptitude, but also illuminates some of the gray areas of human nature. He does this with a humor and poignancy that endears the reader. Particularly fantastic is his use of narrative, and in that narrative, a patois with a life of its own. He includes in Cannery Row a number of allegorical stories and vignettes with varying degrees of lucidity. Chapter 2, for example, makes a few excellent, though not altogether original, points about society, but is altogether disparate with the greater body of this work. Chapter 31, in contrast, is a simple, detailed and lucid allegory that fits within the frame of the book. Aside from a few minor tangents, the book is fantastic. The characters, like those of Tortilla Flat, are wildly absurd and hilarious. Chapter 17 is one of the funniest chapters I have read in years. The stories that Steinbeck tells are rich and unpredictable in detail and plot. Tortilla Flat may have been a little better, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading Cannery Row. Bottom line: Read it.
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Summary: Wonderful,exciting,descriptive
Review: Steinbeck is one of my favirote authors to date. Reading of mice and men took me to another time, a new place full of experiences that were exhilerating. Reading Cannery row provided me with the same amount of excitment that was shown to me in Of mice and men. The wording and descriptive prose was so intriguing that I read the book in a short time of only two days. I definetly will read another if not all of Stienbecks works.
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Summary: Decent Book
Review: I really like Steinbeck's books, like East of Eden, Grapes of Wrath, and many others. However, this one didn't grab me like many of his other works. I felt the main story / plot was a little weak. However, what kept me going was the intricate detail that Steinbeck uses to animate the characters of the story. Steinbeck packed a lot of information in a very small amount of space. There were many sad and happy scenes in the book. I also found the sub-stories to be interesting and more poignant than the main story. If you liked this book, be sure to check out Sweet Thursday.
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Summary: My favourite book-bar none!
Review: I have never read a book that so richly paints the thoughts,dreams,loves and fears of its characters. A true classic, a must read for anyone who appreciates literature.
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