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A review by stephh
Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I had forgotten how much I love Steinbeck's works, and this has really reinvigorated that love. It's a sort of follow up to Cannery Row, which I've not read, but I feel like you don't have to read Cannery Row before trying this.
Doc is a biologist trying to write a paper about octopuses living in the small desolate town coined Cannery Row. His friends are worried about him as he seems to lose himself a bit in his struggles to write the paper, and thus they decide that Doc needs a wife. In comes Suzy - fierce, strong-minded and independent - she's ready to start her life afresh in Cannery Row, and won't take anyone's crap.
For a really quite short book, this packs a punch. I felt like we really got to know Doc, Suzy and the rest of the main characters, and they did all develop as the book progressed. I loved Steinbeck's atmospheric writing in this, and really enjoyed the relationships between the different characters.
Doc is a biologist trying to write a paper about octopuses living in the small desolate town coined Cannery Row. His friends are worried about him as he seems to lose himself a bit in his struggles to write the paper, and thus they decide that Doc needs a wife. In comes Suzy - fierce, strong-minded and independent - she's ready to start her life afresh in Cannery Row, and won't take anyone's crap.
For a really quite short book, this packs a punch. I felt like we really got to know Doc, Suzy and the rest of the main characters, and they did all develop as the book progressed. I loved Steinbeck's atmospheric writing in this, and really enjoyed the relationships between the different characters.