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A review by gjmaupin
The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck
4.0
Not your standard Steinbeck. More in the vein of Travels with Charley, at least in the comic tone mixed with mature still-angry-but-accepting-of-foibles socal/political stuff. That sounds boring when I put it in godawful litcrit terms. I'll start again.
This was a fun read, the sort of satire that I'm surprised no one has filmed or staged because it could actually be achieved, unlike East of Eden or Grapes of Wrath or the other Steinbepics that get squished into 2-3 hour adaptations. And it made good martinis.
(Yesterday I read Beckett's Company; today Steinbeck's Pippin. Unconscious of the connection when I chose them, this must be my quiet rebellion against the irritating showtune talk beneath which I was submerged in the chorus dressing room for the past month.)
This was a fun read, the sort of satire that I'm surprised no one has filmed or staged because it could actually be achieved, unlike East of Eden or Grapes of Wrath or the other Steinbepics that get squished into 2-3 hour adaptations. And it made good martinis.
(Yesterday I read Beckett's Company; today Steinbeck's Pippin. Unconscious of the connection when I chose them, this must be my quiet rebellion against the irritating showtune talk beneath which I was submerged in the chorus dressing room for the past month.)