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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
This is the second Steinbeck book in a row that made me wish I could live like Steinbeck writes.
His travels crossing the country from Maine to Seattle, to San Francisco to Texas, to New Orleans reveals as much about him as it does America.
Someday I want to grab a camper van and go, and when I do, I hope I see the world as it is as well as Steinbeck saw the world as it was.
His travels crossing the country from Maine to Seattle, to San Francisco to Texas, to New Orleans reveals as much about him as it does America.
Someday I want to grab a camper van and go, and when I do, I hope I see the world as it is as well as Steinbeck saw the world as it was.
Although John Steinbeck wrote this in the early 1960s, I could imagine this same trip happening today with many of the same experiences. I liked the idea of traveling alone better in Rosanante and with Charley, than I did of the young woman in Wild. Steinbeck has a wonderful story-telling style. Because there is not a plot, the book reads more like a book of short stories. Each episode following the last, chronologically. It was interesting how he connected to certain parts of America and felt the need to flee others. This was a perfect summer read.
He foresaw so many social and environmental problems that came to fruition years or decades later. I felt his acute loneliness at times--I wonder if he knew how lonely he'd be at the outset?
Mi embajador para establecer relaciones con gente desconocida es Charley. Lo suelto y se lanza hacia el objetivo, o más bien hacia lo que el objetivo pudiese estar preparando para cenar. Luego voy a por él para que no moleste a los vecinos... et voilà! Un niño puede servir también para eso, pero un perro es mejor.
Viajes con Charley en busca de Estados Unidos, (Travels with Charley in search of America) 1962
John Steinbeck
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Traducción de José Manuel Álvarez
¿Cómo no enamorarse de un libro con una caravana bautizada "Rocinante" y con un compañero de viaje como Charles le Chien, Charley para los amigos, un caniche viejo y caballeroso?
Steinbeck se dice a sí mismo : " Así que descubrí que no conocía mi propio país. Yo, un escritor estadounidense, que escribía sobre Estados Unidos, estaba trabajando de memoria, y la memoria es, en el mejor de los casos, un depósito defectuoso y deformado. "
Y emprende un viaje de 16.000 kms, atravesando treinta y cuatro estados, conociendo a sus compatriotas, charlando con cualquiera que se cruza en su camino y redescubriendo su país en una época convulsa y llena de cambios.
Una absoluta maravilla de principio a fin.
Hemos leído #premiosnobeldeliteratura en el último bimestre del 2024 con el @clubclasicosjuveniles
Animal protagonista /portada #retonaturewriting
#viajesconcharley #travelswithcharleyinsearchofamerica #johnsteinbeck #literaturaamericana #leermola #leoclásicos #leeresvivir #premiosnobeldeliteratura #bookstagramespaña
Viajes con Charley en busca de Estados Unidos, (Travels with Charley in search of America) 1962
John Steinbeck
@nordica_libros
Traducción de José Manuel Álvarez
¿Cómo no enamorarse de un libro con una caravana bautizada "Rocinante" y con un compañero de viaje como Charles le Chien, Charley para los amigos, un caniche viejo y caballeroso?
Steinbeck se dice a sí mismo : " Así que descubrí que no conocía mi propio país. Yo, un escritor estadounidense, que escribía sobre Estados Unidos, estaba trabajando de memoria, y la memoria es, en el mejor de los casos, un depósito defectuoso y deformado. "
Y emprende un viaje de 16.000 kms, atravesando treinta y cuatro estados, conociendo a sus compatriotas, charlando con cualquiera que se cruza en su camino y redescubriendo su país en una época convulsa y llena de cambios.
Una absoluta maravilla de principio a fin.
Hemos leído #premiosnobeldeliteratura en el último bimestre del 2024 con el @clubclasicosjuveniles
Animal protagonista /portada #retonaturewriting
#viajesconcharley #travelswithcharleyinsearchofamerica #johnsteinbeck #literaturaamericana #leermola #leoclásicos #leeresvivir #premiosnobeldeliteratura #bookstagramespaña
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Very relevant for todays America
John Steinbeck goes on a journey to rediscover America in this charming, and short, book.
On the whole I enjoyed reading, “Travels with Charley” but it wasn’t the same as Steinbeck’s fiction. Much of the book was light and breezy. Some parts were actually even a little boring.
I most enjoyed Steinbeck’s poodle’s reaction to the bears in Yellowstone National Park. That chapter, imaging the passive poodle flipping out over those bears with murderous intent, really cracked me up. The chapter about the “cheerleaders”—awful middld aged women who went to scream at a little black child who was being integrated into a southern school and required the escort of actual US Marshals for her protection, was, easily, the most moving chapter in the book. It was really sad and a shameful retelling of a sad time in America’s history.
Some of the book was a drag though, and I felt like Steinbeck was really reaching for writing fodder. He’s been accused of making up portions of this tale but he probably had to since he was just driving around with his dog for long stretches of time.
I guess I am glad I read this book though, because I feel like I know John Steinbeck a little better. He was a great writer, but more importantly, he was a good man.
On the whole I enjoyed reading, “Travels with Charley” but it wasn’t the same as Steinbeck’s fiction. Much of the book was light and breezy. Some parts were actually even a little boring.
I most enjoyed Steinbeck’s poodle’s reaction to the bears in Yellowstone National Park. That chapter, imaging the passive poodle flipping out over those bears with murderous intent, really cracked me up. The chapter about the “cheerleaders”—awful middld aged women who went to scream at a little black child who was being integrated into a southern school and required the escort of actual US Marshals for her protection, was, easily, the most moving chapter in the book. It was really sad and a shameful retelling of a sad time in America’s history.
Some of the book was a drag though, and I felt like Steinbeck was really reaching for writing fodder. He’s been accused of making up portions of this tale but he probably had to since he was just driving around with his dog for long stretches of time.
I guess I am glad I read this book though, because I feel like I know John Steinbeck a little better. He was a great writer, but more importantly, he was a good man.
adventurous
funny
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
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