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happylilkt's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
A meandering road trip memoir I read with my family book club. I wasn't quite in the mood for it, but might reread it another time when I am. Always love Steinbeck's writing....
A meandering road trip memoir I read with my family book club. I wasn't quite in the mood for it, but might reread it another time when I am. Always love Steinbeck's writing....
genevievechamp's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
trhodg's review against another edition
4.0
“For how can one know color in perpetual green, and what good is warmth without cold to give it sweetness?”
It drags at times, but all in all it was a fun read. Steinbeck’s observations about the country are always either thought-provoking or hilarious or both. I love how much he loves his dog. The last part of the book, in which he talks a lot about race, is interesting considering it was written in 1960, on the precipice of a decade of immense societal change.
It drags at times, but all in all it was a fun read. Steinbeck’s observations about the country are always either thought-provoking or hilarious or both. I love how much he loves his dog. The last part of the book, in which he talks a lot about race, is interesting considering it was written in 1960, on the precipice of a decade of immense societal change.
elenasg's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
mikew66's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
sandles81255's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting read. Surprised by some common themes between 1962 America and today. Especially politics
katiejamesreads's review against another edition
4.5
This might become a 5 star, I loved his story and travels though the narrative, I loved the chapters about the redwoods. There is a hidden humor in his writing that is so splendid to read. But he just hates women (there is a line in the appendix that did me in, but is the appendix a fair analysis of the book? I’m not sure!) and is a bit of a know it all (we knew this, but it got old). I rushed through the end, and I do think it’s a book you should read slowly.