What's your favourite Steinbeck?

[PleaseTieMyBow]

I've read Of Mice and Men and Travels with Charley.
Dd has several on her bookshelf (but she's not here so can't ask her opinion).
So wondered, which would you recommend?

[HappydaysArehere]

Read the Cannery Row books many years ago and remember loving them. GOW once read has never been forgotten but the horror was hard to take - especially the very end.

[carrotfaery]

Grapes of Wrath is amazing, but my favourite is Cannery Row. My Dad read me funny bits out of it as a child, and I don't know how many times I've read the book since, the characters are like old friends to me! It's one of my favourite books ever.

Tortilla flat is a bit similar and also really good.

[ADisappearingDreamOfYesterday]

I think GOW is very relevant today, especially the points about wages being kept low by an over supply of workers

I remember reading the first chapters and putting the book down quite a few times, I'm glad I eventually persevered as it's in my top ten now which has about 500 in it not 10

[Ohyesiam]

Cannery Row. It's heart breakingly lovely.

[pepperpot99]

Grapes of Wrath is probably the best and most important book I've ever read.
East of Eden is sublime.

[awaynboilyurheid]

Grapes of Wrath just re read it its so good and I agree east of Eden is a great read too.

[Floisme]

I've tried so many times to read The Grapes of Wrath. I want to be the kind of person who can say it's one of their favourite books. But the truth is, I've never even made it out of the dustbowl.

[DressageNut]

Cannery Row, followed by Grapes of Wrath. Both brilliant and evocative books.

[pointythings]

The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights. Such a shame he did not finish it, it would have been the ultimate retelling of the Arthur story.

[nocoolnamesleft]

It's so hard to pick. Of Mice and Men was one of the first I read, and stayed with me, pushing me to take out the library's entire collection, many years ago. Also rather remember the Moon is Down. Think I might have to do some rereading.

[KateLennard]

The moon is down. Definitely.

[SpecialStains]

I've only read Of Mice and Men and Grapes of Wrath, and loved GoW. Going to download East of Eden and The Moon is Down now!