A review by notaturnip
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

5.0

While 'Cannery Row' doesn't 'go somewhere' in the same way that 'Of Mice and Men' does, it's a really pretty tale about a small neighbourhood of mostly very poor people (it's set in the Depression) and how they live our their lives. It's very small and it's very pretty and there are some cracking lines in there (particularly about beards). As a shorter read you can knock this over in a few hours, and escape from airpods and the 9–5 work day and remember what life was like when we weren't all hustling and hashtagging.
5 stars