Reviews

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

juliaehill's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Steinbeck is the master of the American novel, and you can practically smell the canneries and sea breeze in this tale of 1930s coastal California. A story of Mack and the boys trying to throw a party for Doc is interspersed with chapters about the characters that make up Cannery Row.

debonairsaltydog's review

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

atgart's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

chll_momchil's review against another edition

5.0

"ала съвсем за кратко е било забравеното време,
когато тя изпълваше ми взора-
най-яркия поток от вечна светлина..."

teff_101's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

poor people in american south throw party for doctor

brunogcarr's review against another edition

4.0

A ser possível, eram antes 3 estrelas e meia. A narrativa corre sem sobressaltos, a galeria de personagens cativa, mas tirando meia dúzia de momentos superiores da Steinbeck... fica a sensação de ter faltado alguma coisa.

kooday's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

yentagon's review against another edition

funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

xln98's review against another edition

4.0

The richness of Steinbeck's prose in Cannery Row is so lively and vivacious that it could be sold as a piece of art rather than a book. There are moments in the book which I am a little lost, (e.g the gopher, the women in the water, the man and the baby) but overall finishing this was so delightful. This is what I feel writting is about.

sjhoward's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0