I want to read it now, so I think this was a good review.
Clover Send a noteboard - 26/04/2011 08:03:30 PM
I've been thinking of tackling a book in German for a while, and this seems like an excellent candidate.
First I'm going to work my way through most of Steinbeck's novels. Around 12-15 years old, I read The Pearl, Of Mice and Men, and Grapes of Wrath. I was not a fan at all, I think because I was too young and didn't want to appreciate the darker side of human nature. I didn't see much art in portraying that. Now I'm reading East of Eden, and I love it, but I'm sure if it's different from the rest of Steinbeck's work or if I've just changed enough to understand him better.
Anyway, rambling, but it's always fascinating to reread mature books you enjoyed (or didn't) at a relatively young age.
First I'm going to work my way through most of Steinbeck's novels. Around 12-15 years old, I read The Pearl, Of Mice and Men, and Grapes of Wrath. I was not a fan at all, I think because I was too young and didn't want to appreciate the darker side of human nature. I didn't see much art in portraying that. Now I'm reading East of Eden, and I love it, but I'm sure if it's different from the rest of Steinbeck's work or if I've just changed enough to understand him better.
Anyway, rambling, but it's always fascinating to reread mature books you enjoyed (or didn't) at a relatively young age.
Remarque, Im Westen Nichts Neues (All Quiet on the Western Front)
- 26/04/2011 06:16:11 PM
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I want to read it now, so I think this was a good review.
- 26/04/2011 08:03:30 PM
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I find Steinbeck hard to digest.
- 27/04/2011 05:05:45 AM
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He can also be inconsistent, but that makes him interesting to me.
- 27/04/2011 06:47:25 AM
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