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Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

5 reviews

rubberrosebooks's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, and Blood

millyfox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

surdiablo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not my favorite Steinbeck book but remarkable still and I don't have any complaints. It's rather light-hearted with occasional depressive moments, a slice-of-life story delving into the life of inhabitants of Cannery Row, although it's more of a collection of character sketches rather than a fully-fledged novel. As usual, Steinbeck is exceptional when it comes to characterization, realism, and scene setting which made it quite enthralling. This book also turned out to be quite funny as per hearsay, much to my delight. It managed to elicit a few laughs which is as rare as me crying somewhat while reading books. 😄 There isn't much of a clear-cut plot and the tone switches back and forth which might be jarring for some readers, but I think it's fitting as Steinbeck is trying to capture the unpredictability of life in general. I would say if The Grapes of Wrath were about the struggles and resilience of humanity, Cannery Row is about melancholy and finding happiness, focusing on the beauty of life rather than its ugliness. While this book didn't resonate with me as much as his other works, I would still highly recommend it to anyone, especially to those who love his writing style.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Racial slurs

afion's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

abominablesnowaro's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Messy, sad, chaotic, funny, earnest, cruel, and kind. Maybe not a perfect book, but unquestionably human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Alcohol