Present Of Books Cannery Row (Cannery Row #1)
Title | : | Cannery Row (Cannery Row #1) |
Author | : | John Steinbeck |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 181 pages |
Published | : | February 5th 2002 by Penguin Books (first published January 1945) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction. Dragons. Fiction. Young Adult |

John Steinbeck
Paperback | Pages: 181 pages Rating: 4.04 | 107547 Users | 5044 Reviews
Description During Books Cannery Row (Cannery Row #1)
Cannery Row is a book without much of a plot. Rather, it is an attempt to capture the feeling and people of a place, the cannery district of Monterey, California, which is populated by a mix of those down on their luck and those who choose for other reasons not to live "up the hill" in the more respectable area of town. The flow of the main plot is frequently interrupted by short vignettes that introduce us to various denizens of the Row, most of whom are not directly connected with the central story. These vignettes are often characterized by direct or indirect reference to extreme violence: suicides, corpses, and the cruelty of the natural world.The "story" of Cannery Row follows the adventures of Mack and the boys, a group of unemployed yet resourceful men who inhabit a converted fish-meal shack on the edge of a vacant lot down on the Row.
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Original Title: | Cannery Row |
ISBN: | 014200068X (ISBN13: 9780142000687) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Cannery Row #1 |
Characters: | Eddie, "Doc" Bradley Stanwick, Dora, Lee Chong, Mack, Hughie, Gay, Hazel, Eddie, Doc, Dora, Lee Chong, Mack |
Setting: | California(United States) Monterey,1938(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 107547 Users | 5044 ReviewsWrite Up Of Books Cannery Row (Cannery Row #1)
I'm just really enjoying going back and reading the Steinbeck I missed, now that I realize what a beautiful writer he is. I ended up reading this because I read Monterey Bay from the Tournament of Books longlist, where the author took Steinbeck's research, characters, place and time and wrote her own novel. It made me want to read the original, which I wasn't even sure was a novel at first. One of the characters is based on Ed Ricketts, who Steinbeck writes about taking a journey with in The LogWhen it rains, and rains, and rains, I drink my morning coffee and think of sunny California. Of Steinbeck, of course! Not that the world is more perfect in his imagination than in my reality. Far from it. But it is dusty and dry, and that seems like a welcome change sometimes. His characters would of course drink their coffee, stare at the dust and hope for rain and mud. Such is the world!As there are countless wonderful real reviews of this classic already, but I feel I have to add my
Funny and wonderfully written. Steinbeck captures the spiritedness of his characters so well. And he describes the landscape beautifully. I'm glad I finally got around to reading this one!

This is the first Steinbeck that I've attempted to read as an adult. We had some brief flirtations during my teen years but never really hooked up. I think it was probably a wise choice. Now we've found each other as adults and can really appreciate each other's complexities and I can tell that I'll likely be making sweet love to Johnny S. for years to come.Cannery Row is a really brief read that features some of the most concise yet descriptive writing I've ever come across. Set in a small
I first read this many years ago. Riddled with ADD, frozen by nervousness, and thrown-off by wack-ass hormones, I had trouble reading anything at the time, and this was no exception. A parable of my formerly wasted time on earth, I read it and got nothing out of it. Hell, I didnt even remember I had read it until I started it (again) 10 days ago.But oh did I appreciate it this go-round. Steinbeck got me to like the kind of people that, at first judgment, I would deem ignorant, annoying, or maybe
Cannery Row is my 5th novel by John Steinbeck and while I enjoyed the read it isn't a standout novel for me like East of Eden or Of Mice and Men and I think this is down to the way in which the book is written as it lacks a plot and reads more like a character study as we get a snapshot of the characters daily lives on Cannery Row. I really liked the setting of the novel. Published in 1945 it is set during the Great Depression in Monterey California on a street lined with Sardine Canneries known
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