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Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

5 reviews

dpekus's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Steinbeckas vieną dieną susikrovė daiktus, pasiėmė turbūt vienintelį šunį pasaulyję galintį ištartį F raidę, ir išvažiavo į kelionę aplink Ameriką. Veiksmo daug nėra, didžiąją dalį knygos sudaro autoriaus mintys apie matomus vaizdus ir įvykius, kartais gal net kiek per daug nuklystant nuo pagrindinės minties, bet skaityti nė karto nebuvo nuobodu. Įdomu ir tai, jog net praėjus tiek metų nuo aprašomo laikotarpio, labai daug dalykų vis dar daugiau ar mažiau aktualūs, tiek politiniai, tiek kultūriniai.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Antisemitism

drpeeper's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.5

I can see why this would be a classic; it’s also very interesting to see what trends he noticed in the 60s that certainly came to fruition in modern times. It doesn’t feel like he really visited ALL of America and it feels like his perspective was limited, but it makes sense for it to be that way because of his own identity and experiences, and that makes it feel very honest. Definitely cannot fully relate to the complaints about everything being too sanitary, but I can see what he was getting at.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Cursing, Antisemitism, Classism, and Deportation

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Murder

srm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Cursing, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

Travels with Charley in Search of America is a book unlike no other and is deeply rooted in when it was written. The concept is fantastic and beautiful and at times made me cry and at other times made me laugh. I have never been much of a fan of John Steinbeck's works of fiction, but this work is incredible. Although this book is an incredible examination into America from the perspective of a man who lived through some of the hardest periods in American history, it is still a book that took place in 1960, and published in 1972. Some thoughts & beliefs are outdated, but that's okay because that's sort of the point? This was America in 1960, from the perspective of a man and a dog, and it's beautiful, and it's stunning, and it is, in the original definition of the word, awesome. Very good book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and War

Minor: Rape