Lisnaholic

^ Turns out that I've read more Steinbeck than I thought, as I've read four out of those five. I thought Of Mice and Men was a wonderful book, and I remember one of his short stories, The Red Pony, too. Isn't he, like Hemmingway, very much a man's author that girls don't take to? Have you ever tried recommending his stuff to girlfriends?

Notice how the mention of girls leads me very cleverly to this book, which I finished just 15 mins ago:-



^ The sad protagonist is a middle-aged Catholic woman struggling through genteel poverty in Ireland. No fancy stylistic surprises, but a well-told story with characters convincingly coming to life - especially if you've seen the movie of the same name. () I can also recommend it for its brevity - at 200-odd pages, you get a taste of Ireland without commiting yourself (like InnerSpaceBoy) to the life and works of J Joyce!

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Marie Monday

Hell no I love both. But then again I am part dude. Have only read Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath yet though, but East of Eden is first in my line of books to read. I've heard so much praise of it.

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