Cannery Row - John Steinbeck

Cannery Row

ByJohn Steinbeck

  • Release Date: 1945-01-02
  • Genre: Literary Fiction
Score: 4.5
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From 449 Ratings

Description

Steinbeck's tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependant on one another for both physical and emotional survival

Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, including longtime friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Dora, Mack and his boys, Lee Chong, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. In her introduction, Susan Shillinglaw shows how the novel expresses, both in style and theme, much that is essentially Steinbeck: “scientific detachment, empathy toward the lonely and depressed…and, at the darkest level…the terror of isolation and nothingness.”

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From the Trade Paperback edition.

Reviews

  • GREAT WRITE BY STEINBECK

    5
    By Prophet Amos
    This book is funny and shows a few great book personalities. I was lauhing out loud. Enjoy the classics, you cannot go wrong with them.

  • Cannery Row

    2
    By Rocketgirl56
    When reading about the lives of people on the margins of society I normally experience fascination, compassion, and some degree of empathy. Not so with this book. I believe that is because the characters were thinly drawn. We were just not told very much about them. The story line seemed shallow and underdeveloped as well, with the book approximating a collection of vignettes more than a wholistic novel. Steinbeck is a celebrated author but this book was a big disappointment to me. I almost stopped reading half way through, but I find it difficult to leave a book unfinished.

  • Cannery Row

    5
    By profwwb
    John Steinbeck paints a beautiful picture of a place and people obviously dear to him. I've walked cannery row more times than I can count, stayed in Pacific Grove when the Monarchs rested high in the trees, strolled up Carmel hill, and stared at the cement remains of Doc's holding ponds. If you've been to canner Row, you'll want to go back, and if you've never been- hurry, so you can capture one of the most beautiful stretches if coastline in America,

  • Cannery Row 2014

    5
    By akajerrygarcia
    Yes the impact on the lives of countless people who visit Cannery Row and stop by Doc Ricketts office and lab. They say a polite hello and continue on the The Monterrey Aquarium where the dreams of Doc have come true.

  • Monterey Bay

    5
    By CALI CHICANO
    I grew up 30 minutes from Cannery Row. This book filled my imagination with what is was like when it was a working fishery and not a tourist attraction. Steinbeck's detail on the location and characters was amazing! I'll be buying the rest of his writings.

  • Cannery row

    2
    By Cheesy l
    This boom is so freaking boring

  • Great read

    4
    By Rob C W
    I really enjoyed this book. Was sad to see it end. Great character development and area history. I've recommended it to others who've also really enjoyed it.

  • Great book

    5
    By Hama806
    To when it rains: you got the sample of this book. You have to pay for it in order to get the complete book. This book did not deserve a one star rating from you. Just sayin.

  • Waste of money

    1
    By JimMc88
    I tried to download this book and it crashed. I have the book on iBooks, but can't open it. I tried to report the problem, but can't access that either. $9.99 down the drain

  • Canery Row

    5
    By NapkinChippy
    Steinbeck is a master of character development. Absolutely lovable characters (even the gopher)!

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