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A review by nellybly
America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction by John Steinbeck
5.0
I absolutely loved this, John Steinbeck has a very special place in my heart. Even though I always enjoyed reading, it wasn't until I read "Of Mice and Men" when I was 15 that I realized that a book can be something other than just a story. It was the literary version of getting punched in the stomach. I still remember how I felt each time I read a Steinbeck novel.
This was my first time reading any of his non-fiction, however. It covers everything from his life in California, his travels to Paris, Americans, the Vietnam war, and the essays that inspired "the Grapes of Wrath." Funny, entertaining, upsetting, and eye-opening. I truly enjoyed this.
This was my first time reading any of his non-fiction, however. It covers everything from his life in California, his travels to Paris, Americans, the Vietnam war, and the essays that inspired "the Grapes of Wrath." Funny, entertaining, upsetting, and eye-opening. I truly enjoyed this.