tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post1572561804874478265..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: East of EdenStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-68825998213336770462017-07-07T11:19:37.873-05:002017-07-07T11:19:37.873-05:00I must watch that eventually, if just for Natalie ...I must watch that eventually, if just for Natalie Woods..Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-2790917087977513222017-07-07T10:42:21.877-05:002017-07-07T10:42:21.877-05:00Yes, it was his first big part. I actually preferr...Yes, it was his first big part. I actually preferred him in 'Rebel....'CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-15939116702937694822017-07-06T22:32:26.603-05:002017-07-06T22:32:26.603-05:00i remember very early sci fi by Koontz that was go...i remember very early sci fi by Koontz that was good; then he started pumping out horror stories and i dropped him...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-53564173331368210002017-07-06T22:31:03.536-05:002017-07-06T22:31:03.536-05:00quite a bit: don't recall the titles now, but...quite a bit: don't recall the titles now, but i read him pretty intensely in my youth...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-73584050739209740142017-07-06T17:27:40.366-05:002017-07-06T17:27:40.366-05:00From what I've read, that was James Deans'...From what I've read, that was James Deans' breakout role? (Oddly, I've only seen him in "Giant", a movie in which he plays a poorboy turned oil tycoon in Texas.)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-58607317779336988122017-07-06T17:12:07.665-05:002017-07-06T17:12:07.665-05:00I remember liking the film (I think).....I remember liking the film (I think).....CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-13895955827533605652017-07-06T13:32:36.977-05:002017-07-06T13:32:36.977-05:00Have you read much Steinbeck, then? This, Grapes o...Have you read much Steinbeck, then? This, Grapes of Wrath, and "The Pearl" are the whole of my experience..Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-74003913658016946542017-07-06T13:32:01.449-05:002017-07-06T13:32:01.449-05:00Characters like Cathy are one reason I never read ...Characters like Cathy are one reason I never read any more Dean Koontz -- the first novel I tried by him involved a sociopath. There's just something too disturbing there.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-88325114888420906872017-07-06T13:29:53.299-05:002017-07-06T13:29:53.299-05:00The less said about modern universities, the bette...The less said about modern universities, the better...I am starting to think if anything has worth at all, they are eager to throw it out -- unless it can be bent and used to frame yet another "political conversation". Steinbeck's defense of individual thought and creativity here, which I will share as a posted quote a little later, would not please the thought-police of today, who suppress free speech on college campuses. <br /><br />As far as I can tell, Steinbeck's books continue to enjoy moderate circulation here -- more than say, "The Three Musketeers". Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-64456628021110346702017-07-06T10:06:26.760-05:002017-07-06T10:06:26.760-05:00Oops! Good review not God review. Hmmm.Oops! Good review not God review. Hmmm.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-57316706727537265922017-07-06T10:05:35.708-05:002017-07-06T10:05:35.708-05:00God review! I don't know why, but Steinbeck lo...God review! I don't know why, but Steinbeck long ago has fallen out of favor in university English departments but remains a perennial favorite on a lot of high school AP reading lists. Any thoughts? What's the level of interest among library patrons?RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-39822359177310406762017-07-06T07:37:22.702-05:002017-07-06T07:37:22.702-05:00This is my favorite Steinbeck novel and one of my ...This is my favorite Steinbeck novel and one of my favorites from any author. The characters are certainly memorable, especially for the reason you identify. Cathy, however, is one of the most evil characters I've ever encountered. Great book! Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-7934961521600259052017-07-05T23:02:07.700-05:002017-07-05T23:02:07.700-05:00your excellent analysis makes me realize that i mi...your excellent analysis makes me realize that i missed the whole point when i read the book many moons ago(about 720)... i recall being shocked and rather sorry i'd read it, though; i think it was such a contrast with "Tortilla Flat" and "Cannery Row' that i found it upsetting...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com