A review by robdabear
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
5.0
I'll start by saying that this book won the Nobel Prize in Literature for a reason. Everyone should read this book.
Originally, I found John Steinbeck's novels boring and the same. While all those are literary classics, "Travels with Charley" is something entirely different. No other book has made me think as much as this has. An account of Steinbeck's literal search through America to find America itself and learn something from it, I felt like what I read contained the answer to any problem or mental qualm I had at the time of reading. I truly felt that the book had answers to address everything, from thought process to individuality, from personality and loneliness, to issues of racism and change. It was all very moving and thought provoking, and I'm glad that, even though I wasn't required to read it for school, I took the chance and read it anyway. A must-read.
Originally, I found John Steinbeck's novels boring and the same. While all those are literary classics, "Travels with Charley" is something entirely different. No other book has made me think as much as this has. An account of Steinbeck's literal search through America to find America itself and learn something from it, I felt like what I read contained the answer to any problem or mental qualm I had at the time of reading. I truly felt that the book had answers to address everything, from thought process to individuality, from personality and loneliness, to issues of racism and change. It was all very moving and thought provoking, and I'm glad that, even though I wasn't required to read it for school, I took the chance and read it anyway. A must-read.