A review by kthibeault
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

5.0

As an English teacher, I am very familiar with “Of Mice and Men,” but I have only read two other Steinbeck books. This book was recommended to me and I put off reading it for years, and that was a mistake. It is a delightful and informative journey of an man and his dog traveling across the United States -and even though it is decades old I was shocked by how much of what he discovered about the American people and how we are still very similar despite decades of educational, political, scientific, and technological achievements that have been made-we haven’t changed much. And there are phenomenal stand alone quotes and revelations made by Steinbeck that really make you think and consider your role in this/any country.