Having finished Novel #7 in my 50 Novels in One Year reading challenge (I’ll post my thoughts on that book soon), I’ve decided to liven things up a bit and do something a little different for my next choice – to read a series of novels by the ‘legendary’ Mr. John Steinbeck.
Originally I had only planned to read Mr. Steinbeck’s The Pearl, but over the past few weeks I’ve heard and read so many good things about Mr. Steinbeck’s incredible writing prowess, that I came to the conclusion that it wouldn’t be doing him justice, if I didn’t read any more than only one of his novels.
Luckily my ‘trawl’ of second-hand bookstores and Ebay over the past couple of weeks has ‘come up trumps’, and I’ve landed a fine selection of four Steinbeck novels, which I’m planning to read in chronological order.( Edit: I’ve since added another title) The four five are as follows:
- Tortilla Flat (1934) | afterthoughts
- Of Mice and Men (1937) | afterthoughts
- The Grapes of Wrath (1939) | afterthoughts
- Cannery Row (1945) | afterthoughts
- The Pearl (1947) | afterthoughts
So it’s ‘game on’ for my *Steinbeck Special* and I’m really looking forward to the next week or two of reading. I began this 50 Novels in One Year reading challenge in order to learn how to become a better writer, and I’ve an inkling Mr. Steinbeck is going to be one of the best teachers I’m going to have on this journey. For that reason alone I’m beside myself with excitement 
) I’ll keep you all posted
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