I’m 14 and very interested in literature. My major for freshmen year(yes we have majors in highschool in my state now, stupid right?) is english lit., and i am going to start reading John Steinbeck. Not a lot of the people around me are familiar with his writing, and I was wondering which, if any, of his books I should start with?
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Big Read activities planned for March
The Fallbrook Branch of the San Diego County Library has programs planned to go with the county-wide Big Read novel, John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath. The following contests/activities at the Fallbrook library may be entered or participated in through March 13, unless a specified date is listed.ChildrenComic Book Contest – Write or illustrate ones own life story.Board Games – What gamers …
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I asked A question eailier and some people said they read East of Eden. If so, and you are one of those people – how long did it take you read the book?
Summer – Edith Wharton Pilgrim at Tinker Creek – Annie Dillard The Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger Anthem – Ayn Rand No Brow – Jason Seabrook East of Eden – JOhn Steinbeck Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden Woman Warrior – Maxine Hong Kingston Clan of the Cave Bear – Jean Auel Sorrows of Young Werther – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe An Abundance of Katherines – John Green Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
I’m interested in Steinbecks work. Now that I’m older I can actually appreciate his work, and follow it. Which book is better overall, and as far as readability and make-you-think factor?