Check out my ‘afterthoughts’ on the latest title I’ve just finished reading as part of my 50 Novels: Steinbeck Special

As part of my *Steinbeck Special* I’ve completed Cannery Row, the third Steinbeck novel I’ve read in succession, and for me it stands out as the finest; quite simply I’ve never been more captivated by a fictional place, or its characters, than I have been whilst reading this novel.
Cannery Row centres on life on a [...]

As part of my *Steinbeck Special* (which in turn is part of my 50 Novels in One Year reading challenge) I’ve finished reading Of Mice and Men and despite its short length, I’ve got to say it’s a monumental piece of literature, with a story as powerful as anything I have, or am probably ever [...]

Briefly, Danny, the chief protagonist in this novel, returns from the war to Tortilla Flat (a paisano district that sits upon a hillside above Monterey), to find that he has inherited two houses. What then follows is a comedic tale that fundamentally can be summed up in 5 words - wine, friendship, food, women..and err..wine [...]

As part of my novel reading challenge I’m beginning a Steinbeck Special