Scan barcode
zoejpap's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I read this while my best friend and I roadtripped from Williamsburg, VA to the Grand Canyon & back. It was a six day odyssey with little breaks, so fairly dissimilar to that which Steinbeck embarked on with Charley (our’s also having taken place 64 years after their own). I enjoyed it thoroughly nonetheless, it was the perfect written companion for our adventure and it renewed my admiration and appreciation for John Steinbeck as an author.
zybes's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Really enjoyed this book! Even though it was written in the 60s, there were so many relevant passages about the world we live in today. Steinbeck is a classic for a reason!
cfsage's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
utahmomreads's review against another edition
5.0
A little over fifty years ago, author John Steinbeck sets out on a journey across the United States with his faithful dog Charley. As he views the incredible and changing landscape of the continent, Steinbeck offers details and insights into the people he meets and places he sees in his book Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Centennial Edition).
I am a fan of Steinbeck, who is a trained observer and is also wise in his interpretations of the places, people and situations he encounters on his trip. He has a delightful way of writing and I found myself reading a great many passages aloud to my husband.
His descriptions of his time in Deer Isle, Maine had me instantly craving lobster and checking flight pricing to Maine. My husband, who was born in Wisconsin, loved the glowing reports of his birth state. We both dreamed of moving to Montana. I felt the rebuke and the truth in the story of the very compassionate but evil looking man from Oregon. I reminisced on my own short but pleasurable trip to Carmel, California. I chuckled at his insights into Texas and the unique and devoted people that inhabit that land. And I ached at the racial struggle Steinbeck encountered in the deep south.
Steinbeck took me along for his journey. His writing is so beautiful and descriptive that I felt I was sharing the seat with his loyal but aging friend Charley. His sentiments ring so true and honest that they are still relevant fifty some years after his adventures.
I am so ready for a road trip. Too bad the gas prices make it impossible right now.
I am a fan of Steinbeck, who is a trained observer and is also wise in his interpretations of the places, people and situations he encounters on his trip. He has a delightful way of writing and I found myself reading a great many passages aloud to my husband.
His descriptions of his time in Deer Isle, Maine had me instantly craving lobster and checking flight pricing to Maine. My husband, who was born in Wisconsin, loved the glowing reports of his birth state. We both dreamed of moving to Montana. I felt the rebuke and the truth in the story of the very compassionate but evil looking man from Oregon. I reminisced on my own short but pleasurable trip to Carmel, California. I chuckled at his insights into Texas and the unique and devoted people that inhabit that land. And I ached at the racial struggle Steinbeck encountered in the deep south.
Steinbeck took me along for his journey. His writing is so beautiful and descriptive that I felt I was sharing the seat with his loyal but aging friend Charley. His sentiments ring so true and honest that they are still relevant fifty some years after his adventures.
I am so ready for a road trip. Too bad the gas prices make it impossible right now.
zantyu2's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful story about steinbecks travel around America, some of the most profound quotes I’ve heard
lug88's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
8797999's review against another edition
5.0
Thoroughly enjoyed this book, made me long to be in Rocinate alongside John and Charley, it was a fun, read and I'm sure the America described through the journey is now long gone and altered.
I wonder how the journey done today would compare? Very different but sadly some unfortunate prejudices still well and truly alive.
I wonder how the journey done today would compare? Very different but sadly some unfortunate prejudices still well and truly alive.