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Title: Travels with Charley in Search of America (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by John Steinbeck, Jay Parini ISBN: 0-14-018741-3 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.16 (129 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Lucky Poodle
Comment: I wish my master would take me on some journeys like this! The farthest he takes me is to the corner liquor store, which is cool because I get to see this really cute Yorkshire Terrier along the way.
Rating: 5
Summary: Travel 1960's America and get to know John Steinbeck !
Comment: I read Travels with Charley after reading most of Steinbeck's novels. I enjoyed it so much that I immediately read it again. This work lets the reader get a glimpse of John Steinbeck, the American and the man. I put American first because Steinbeck, I believe, was one of those men who loved his country so much, that he seemed to consider himself an American above all else. I enjoy creative works by individuals who have an unquestionable love for something. I believe Steinbeck was such a person. In the early '60's he is dismayed (but loves) America, and so sets out to rediscover her. Since he is a shy person, he takes his dog, a large black poodle named Charlie, with him to help break the ice with people as he travels around the country. What follows is an account of the places he goes and the people he meets, but more importantly to me as a huge Steinbeck fan, is the uncovering of John Steinbeck, the man. If you want a vicarious trip into '60's America or want to know John Steinbeck, you'll love this little book. I still love it !
Rating: 5
Summary: Good book; buy it used
Comment: I recently bought the library binding so that I could loan this book to my friends and students and not worry about it falling apart from use. However, I'm more than slightly disappointed with the quality. The library binding is nothing more than the mass market paperback in a hard cover. The paper is thin, dark, and of the poorest quality; the binding is of questionable stability and I doubt it will last as long as I had expected, and the overall feel and look of the book are poor.
The content of the book, however, is fantastic. Steinbeck shows the reader a side of America which, even in the early sixties, seemed extinct. What the book still offers is a glimpse of America's core: Steinbeck sought out and found the small and quiet remains of the foundation of what makes America such a unique country. Most striking of all is that this is a book that could have been written just five or ten years ago -- it is incredibly timeless.
This book is a book to be read, not displayed, and Penguin's editions reflect this in their pure non-displayability. I suggest that when you go to buy this book you buy it used. Save yourself some money and buy copies which are just as good (my used copies are actually much nicer) and far cheaper than the library binding or the paperback version.
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Title: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck ISBN: 0140177388 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 1993 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck ISBN: 0140042407 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: The Winter of Our Discontent (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by John Steinbeck ISBN: 0140187537 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Sweet Thursday (Twentieth-Century Classics) by John Steinbeck ISBN: 0140187502 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Blue Highways : A Journey into America by William Least Heat-Moon, William Least Heat-Moon ISBN: 0316353299 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 19 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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