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... a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C. S. Forester
Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
All but the last two are for the 2010 Class ... ... e.
In non-fiction, I looked through if I did not read Happiness is a Warm Puppy (was it prose or all cartoons?). I read Travels with Charley and enjoyed it a lot. I always wondered what happened to Charley. ... book group.
I had another eerie experience reading this book. The nonfiction book I was reading at the same time was Travels with Charlie about the 1960 trip Steinbeck took to “explore America.” In Earth Abides the protagonist, Ish, takes a cross country trip to see what has ... Travels with Charlie Thanks, Cushla! I got stuck a few times along the way, too. Travels with Charley was very good and it helped me get to know Steinbeck better before I read his fiction. I'm not sure which one I'll tackle next. I might not read East of Eden right away; I'm leaning toward one of his shorter ... ... on p 250 and have been for about 6 months - and I was really enjoying it too. Congratulations!
I really, really enjoyed Travels with Charley. The only other Steinbeck I've read is East of Eden, which I am glad I read but you have to be in the mood - one of the characters is very, very ... ... (nonfiction)
Best in July:
McKillip, Patricia: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (fiction)
Steinbeck, John: Travels with Charley (nonfiction)
Best Aug.:
Willis, Connie: To Say Nothing of the Dog (fiction)
Granger, John: Harry Potter’s Bookshelf (nonfiction)
... ... (nonfiction)
Best in July:
McKillip, Patricia: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (fiction)
Steinbeck, John: Travels with Charley (nonfiction)
Best in Aug.:
Willis, Connie: To Say Nothing of the Dog (fiction)
Granger, John: Harry Potter’s Bookshelf (nonfiction)
... ... I read it aloud while my fiance made dinner. We both found it hilarious. And in the end she talks about the same edition of Travels with Charley that I own and he recently read, so that was neat. Daryl- It's so nice that you dropped by! Now, you'll have to make it a habit! Yes, I really enjoyed Travels With Charley! Steinbeck is one of my heroes!!
Caroline- If you were referring to the Huston book, you'll have to start with Caught Stealing. It's the 1st one and it puts everything in ... Hi Mark! I've finally made it over to your thread. I'm definitely adding Travels with Charley to my wish list. ... I might give it a go. Sounds like a keen book group...
I loved A View from Castle Rock, the OMnivore's Dilemma, Travels with charley and Wolf Hall. You have some great reading for next year!! Dust Collectors - books that have been on my shelves more than two years
A. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
B. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
C. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (unless I read it in 2009)
D. Atonement by Ian McEwan
E. 10 feet = 10 pieces of travel writing
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I did enjoy Travels with Charley, partly because it's an interesting snapshot of 60s North America but it is also a great memoir (as all great travelogues should be!). Steinbeck does have a ... Claire ~~ I'd recommend The Red Pony over the The Pearl but I really haven't read much Steinbeck. Did you like Travels with Charley? #23: Travels with Charley was also my first Steinbeck, although that was several years ago now. I recently read a volume of his short novels that included Cannery Row, The Pearl, Of Mice and Men and a couple of others, so if you can find a copy of that, I highly recommend it as an ... 120. Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck
Can you believe this was my first Steinbeck book? I saw it on someone else's thread here at LT and thought it would be my kind of book. And I did enjoy it very much. Steinbeck documents his journey around the contiguous 48 ... ... - John Steinbeck: Tortilla Flat, Of Mice and Men, Grapes of Wrath, The Long Valley, Cannery Row, East of Eden, Travels with Charley, The Pearl
1958 - Boris Pasternak: Dr. Zhivago
1957 - Albert Camus: L'Etranger, La Peste, The Fall,
1954 - Ernest Hemingway: The ... Back after a long break ( I don't think I am ever going to catch up on LT!)
90. Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
(4 out of 5)
John Steinbeck's classic 1960s road trip.
My favourite Steinbeck book so far is a short, eminently readable travelogue filled with Steinbeck's ... ... bit to start the 101010 challenge. You are right it is a great (& relaxing) way to fill in the time.
Mini reviews:
Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
What can I say? I think this is my favourite Steinbeck book so far. So much more than a travelogue it contains a lot of himself, ... Hi, I just finished Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck and I was thinking about reading the pearl next. Glad you enjoyed it! ... uneven and weakest entry in my poetry category)
Category 8: Memoir, Biography
Best: Steinbeck, John: Travels with Charley
Worst: Baker, Jean H.: James Buchanan (no contest—most annoying read this year)
Category 9: Because I want to
Best: ... Congrats on your Hot Review of Travels with Charley, Mark. It's definitely a book that stays with you for a long time. Good luck with The Shack.... you're a better man for attempting to read this. ;-) > kiwiflowa- Good luck with the Steinbeck reading. He is my favorite author. I recently finished Travels With Charley and I will start Tortilla Flat in the near future. I have not read The Moon Is Down but plan on it. You will have to read Grapes of Wrath!! His masterpiece! Space- Thanks so much for the nice comments on Travels With Charley. And I hope it may inspire you to pick it up. I needed a kick in the pants, to start reading Steinbeck again and thanks to Belva and Joanne, I did just that!
The Shack update: I made it through the 1st 75 pages and I survived ... Hi Joanne- How are you? I finished Travels With Charley and really enjoyed it. Check out my review! I'll be starting The Shack, with some hesitation but I am curious to see which side I come down on. 55) Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck ****
In the fall of 1960, Civil Rights was still an ugly snarl and a hopeful young presidential candidate was waiting in the wings. Steinbeck was well into his fifties at the time and decided to take a final tour of his beloved America. He packed ... 212: msf59
If you enjoyed Travels With Charley you might like
Blue Highways: A Journey into America by William Least-Heat Moon.
I finished Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck. It's one of his later books and it's non-fiction. I enjoyed it. I've been reading The Survivor:Bill Clinton in the White House by John F. Harris. It's a fair well-researched examination of his presidency.
Please don't mention this to R ... Regarding my heart before my head; Steinbeck: Begin with something short and light. Travels With Charlie, Cannery Row, Tortilla Flat, and of course The Red Pony would all be good starting places. I would even put The Red Pony in the hands of my 11 year old grandson at this point ... #122 How true, brenzi, how true!
#123 Hi Mark - I loved Travels with Charley and is one I will probably reread. I loved The Moon is Down and it was a new one to me. Still debating the group read. I have the book checked out from the library but I haven't had a chance to even look at it ... Hey Mark.
Thank you and yes, I did get your message. Thank you again.
I am so happy your are enjoying Steinbeck's Travels With Charley. That is one I haven't had the pleasure of reading but I have it and it is on my 10/10/10 challenge for next year. I think that my work here on L.T. is ... Morning Belva- Nice review on Strawberry Girl. It sounds appealing. Thanks to you, I started Travels With Charley and it's been so good. The paperback is an older copy and the pages have a musty smell. I may have to run to the liberry and grab a less odious version. I replied to your message ... ... good pal Belva, I finally picked up a Steinbeck, who I've been sadly neglecting. This is a passage from the opening page of Travels With Charley:
"When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man and the road away from Here seems broad and straight and sweet, the victim ... #41 Mark, I loved Travels with Charley! ... It was a fun read, very creative. A nice blend of mystery & fantasy, with the love of books, a central theme. I started Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck. This is due to Belva's gentle nudges. He is one of my all-time favorites and I've sadly neglected him.
For anyone interested in ... #139: You definitely need to read more Steinbeck, Angela. Travels with Charley is good, but the short novels I just read are better IMHO.
#140: You are quite welcome . . .again, Ruth. Thanks for dropping by twice!
Thanks for the Steinbeck direction. I only thought about Travels with Charley because, well, I have it on my shelf (I purchased it for a course on travel writing and never actually read it...).
We were assigned The Grapes of Wrath as juniors, and I didn't make it very far into the novel ... ... Grapes of Wrath as that is one of his more difficult works to connect with, though it is one of his greatest. Though, Travels with Charley would give you no grief, I am not sure it would hold the same emotional connection opportunity you're looking for with Steinbeck. Try one of the other ... I just started Travels with Charley - I cannot believe it's my first Steinbeck. So far so good, and if I really enjoy it like I expect, I will have to get the book of short novels ASAP! ... in Steinbeck for about 3 days - this is a terrific collection of his short novels and I enjoyed them; I had only read Travels with Charley and The Moon is Down by Steinbeck prior to this; my favorite, was Tortilla Flat, but I enjoyed all of the novels in the collection; highly ... 2) By and about Steinbeck (just can't leave him out):
1. The Wayward Bus
2. Travels With Charley
3. In Dubious Battle
4. The Long Valley
5. Tortilla Flat
6. Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
7. The Grapes of Wrath
8. East of Eden
9. John Steinbeck; Modern C ... ... by Cornell Woolrich
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S Set This House In Order by Matt Ruff
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I'm taking Dead Until Dark, The Girl with a Pearl Earring and Hearts of Horses on vacation with me. (and maybe Travels with Charley?)
Not to mention a loaded IPod with Chelsea Handler and Sarah Vowell.
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3. Woolf, Virginia: Flush: A Biography (4/11/09)
4. Baker, Jean H.: James Buchanan (4/21/09)
5. Steinbeck, John: Travels with Charley (7/16/09)
6. Kraft, Heidi Squier: Rule Number Two (7/21/09)
7. Adler, Bill: The Cosby Wit (8/07/09)
8. Holland, Julie: Weekends at Bellevue ... The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America, Bill Bryson
Travels with Charley, Steinbeck
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes, Maya Angelou
Voyager, Diana Gabaldon
Traveling Mercies, Anne Lamott ... be getting that book--I love reading about writing although I would never attempt to write.
ETA Dead Souls and Travels with Charley are two of my all-time favorite books! I'm anxious to read your review Go Tell It on the Mountain--I read it many years ago and I remember I was ... ...
Went to one of my favorite used shops this weekend and picked up the following:
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
Travels with Charley by Steinbeck (got a hardback second printing from 1962)
Alias Grace by Atwood
America At Last by T.H. White (a journal of his trip to America for ... ...
Schumacher, EF: Small is Beautiful, and/or Leopold Kohr's The Breakdown of Nations
Simpson, Joe: Touching the Void
Steinbeck, John: Travels with Charley
Taylor AJP: Origins of the Second World War, or Struggle for Mastery in Europe, or collected essays (various different ... #213: Travels with Charley was the first Steinbeck I ever read, Linda. I found that my local library has several of his short novels in 1 volume, so I am going to pick that up tomorrow. ... just get the complete Steinbeck and blast through it. He is one of my all-time favorites, and it's all good. I'm reading Travels With Charley now, which isn't fiction...love it. I feel the same way about Louise Erdrich. I could just read and re-read her stuff forever. You make me want to read Travels with Charley again! Hi, just de-lurking to say thanks for the review of Travels with Charley. I have been looking for travellers tales of the USA and since I enjoy Steinback this fits the bill perfectly. Thumbs all around!!!!
Steinbeck rocks, obviously. Though he is a favorite, I haven't gotten a copy of Travels with Charley. Have to remedy that sometime. Added Earth Abides to my look out list!
18. Travels With Charley - John Steinbeck (4.5 stars)
I couldn't really decide between 4 and 4.5 stars. I found this book deceptively simple and straightforward in presentation. It reads like it was written by an average guy (admittedly a very well spoken average guy) and not a Nobel winner ... Book 65:
Steinbeck, John: Travels with Charley
999 Biography/Memoir category (7/16/09)
PL 214 pages
This is my fourth Steinbeck read and he has become one of my favorite authors. I think he could have made the Yellow Pages into a riveting book if he'd had a mind to. No matter what ... ... my mind.) :-)
I had another eerie experience reading this book. The nonfiction book I was reading at the same time was Travels with Charley about the 1960 trip Steinbeck took to “explore America.” In Earth Abides the protagonist, Ish, takes a cross country trip to see what has happened ... ... Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday
Coleridge; the critical heritage (The Critical heritage series) by J. R. de J Jackson
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
Ceremony (Contemporary American Fiction Series) by Leslie Marmon Silko
My Bodhi Tree by Hsien-Liang Chang
... I just ordered Travels with Charley via Bookmooch. Thanks for the review! Book 65:
Steinbeck, John: Travels with Charley
999 Biography/Memoir category (7/16/09)
PL 214 pages
This is my fourth Steinbeck read and he has become one of my favorite authors. I think he could have made the Yellow Pages into a riveting book if he'd had a mind to. No matter ... ... my mind.) :-)
I had another eerie experience reading this book. The nonfiction book I was reading at the same time was Travels with Charley about the 1960 trip Steinbeck took to “explore America.” In Earth Abides the protagonist, Ish, takes a cross country trip to see what has ... #27 If you now love him because of his feelings for dogs, you'd probably love Travels With Charley which (in case you don't know) has him touring American with his standard poodle, Charles le Chien. ... by one of the most underappreciated American writers in the last 30 years, Ward Just. Now reading John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. After that I think I'll finish the last two Rabbit books. Hi Donna! - I'm loving The Well and the Mine! I've been reading some great southern fiction lately.
Hi Mark! - I read Travels with Charley years ago and is one that I've been thinking would make a good reread. ... and buy the Steinbeck volume that contains that novel, as well as The Wayward Bus Burning Bright, Sweet Thursday and Travels with Charley
http://www.loa.org/volume.jsp?RequestID=255
... get cracking on mine! Luckily I'm reading a book I'm really enjoying that will fit in a category that is lagging behind--Travels with Charley by Steinbeck for Biography/Memoir. ... it so I will have to go on a hunt. That's the 4th Steinbeck book I've added the the list this week! Currently reading Travels with Charlie which I already own and absolutely loving it. I think I would have really liked this man had I had a chance to meet him. This is my fourth Steinbeck ... ... and I have sadly neglected him. I remembered enjoying Cannery Row but it's been many years. I did snag a copy of Travels With Charley so maybe that will get me kick-started. ... Moon Is Down--I'm on a quest to read all of Steinbeck "before I die" and I wasn't yet aware of this one. I've already got Travels with Charley planned for this year but since that is a memoir and Moon Is Down is fiction that would be okay. ... ee.
#60: Mac, thank you for the suggestions. So far, the only books by Steinbeck I have read are The Moon is Down and Travels with Charley. I was thinking of trying Of Mice and Men next.
#61: I hope you enjoy The Moon is Down. I must agree with BDB... more Steinbeck! East of Eden is a favorite of mine as well, followed by Travels with Charley.
I must admit that I have not read The Moon is Down and have added it to the Wishlist. Thank you for the recommendation Too, too many to choose from. I love Grapes of Wrath for its immensity, Of Mice and Men for its simplicity, Travels With Charley for its humanity, but I have to admit to a very soft spot for both Cannery Row and Tortilla Flat, simply because I am stunned and amazed at the genius of any ... ... fireworks here on the 4th. I'm enjoying Cannery Row and plan on reading The Moon is Down soon. I see Mark mentioned Travels with Charley - I loved that one and maybe I should do a reread.
Have fun with your family this weekend!!
Joanne ... by Markus Zusak
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson
I could list about 5-6 more. One More ?
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
... : Driving America's Great Highwaysby Larry McMurtry
Blue Highways: A Journey into America by William Least-Heat Moon
Travels with Charley in search of America by John Steinbeck
And having the previlage of crossing country 4 times on the old Hyway 66 this one really brought back memories;
... Finished Travels with Charlie by John Steinbeck this morning. This book was entertaining so I read it pretty fast. Next up is A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny Years ago (1960's) I read Grapes of Wrath and Tortilla Flat. Cannot believe I had never heard of Travels with Charley all by John Steinbeck until I joined LT. I am having such a good time, this book is timeless. It reminds me of my better half. He has traveled a lot on his bicycle, ... ... Berg
The Mercedes Coffin by Faye Kellerman
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist
Travels with Charley by John Streinbeck
Winner Take All by T. Davis Bunn
The World to Come by Dara Horn
The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
Yhe Diary ... ... me that I forgot to post my:
May book club selections:
Peony in Love by Lisa See (Someday BC selection)
Travels with Charlie by John Steinbeck (CT/RGG side read)
Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (MaryZorro's Pulitzer Challenge)
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey N ... The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
Travels With Charlie by John Steinbeck
The Road From the Past by Ina Caro
River Horse by William Least Heat Moon (it's a river journey but has the same feel as a road trip)
The Happy Isles of Oceania by Paul Theroux (same idea)
... ... the Barbarians
Plenty of other good books but that covers the standouts thus far other than The Guns of August and Travels with Charlie in non-fiction. 091. Paradise Lost by John Milton 03/23/09
092. Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche 03/24/09
093. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck 03/25/09
094. The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 03/26/09
095. The Fugitive by Marcel Proust 03/28/09
FILM: Stardust Memories ( ... 093. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck 03/25/09
094. The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 03/26/09 ... but I'll ask it anyhow: What's your favorite Steinbeck? (as opposed to, perhaps, what is his best book?)
My favorite is Travels with Charley... closely followed by Tortilla Flat. ... Cornell Woolrich
91. In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired "Moby Dick" by Nathaniel Philbrick
90. Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
89. The Crimson Petal and the White By Michel Faber
88. Elephantina by Andrew Drummond
87. Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lyn ... ... thing ARC , very enjoyable
Thunderstruck- gift for Christmas, a true life tale of murder and the beginning of radio
Travels with Charley- a fun read
Angels and Demons- needed something to read while in Big Bear.
I'm not sure what's next. ... with no tail feathers.
As much as I would love to weigh in on Steinbeck, the only book of his I have ever read was Travels with Charley, and I do not think that is going to help much in this case. One of these centuries . . . ... /09)
2. Woolf, Virginia: Flush: A Biography (4/11/09)
3. Baker, Jean H.: James Buchanan (4/21/09)
4. Steinbeck, John: Travels with Charley category (7/16/09)
5. Kraft, Heidi Squier: Rule Number Two (7/21/09)
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... Diary of a Superfluous Man {4/29}, First Love {5/12}, Fathers and Sons {6/21}
8. Steinbeck: Tortilla Flat {1/24}, Travels with Charley {3/25}, East of Eden {6/30}
9. McCarthy: Suttree {5/29}, Outer Dark {5/31}, The Crossing {7/6}
10. Barthelme: Sixty Stories {8/20}, Snow ... It almost sounds like an excerpt from Travels With Charley. I know a friend of mine had to read and analyze a very similar segment from that book. The excerpt was included in the text book, so hazy memories may make him remember it as a short story? It may be worth a look, anyway. ... Row, Of Mice and Men, and Grapes of Wrath--all of which I love--so far have only reread Cannery Row and I own Travels with Charlie but haven't read it. Eventually I'd like to read all of his works. ...
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Category 8: Memoir, Biography, Letters, History
1. Steinbeck, John: Travels with Charley READ 2009
2. Fadiman, Anne: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
3. Kai, Irene: Golden Mountain
4. Yang, Kao Kalia: The Latehomecomer ... > Trystorp.
If you enjoyed "The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America" you might like to check out;
Travels with Charley in search of America by John Steinbeck
Blue Highways: A Journey into America by William Least-Heat Moon
Roads : Driving America's Great Highways by Larry McMu ... Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck
Travels With Charley - John Steinbeck ... read it several times--so far it seems to be his happiest. I also loved Grapes of Wrath--it was my first. I already own Travels with Charley so that will probably be my next one. I bought that the last time we went to Monterrey and the Aquarium. I will look for Tortilla Flats next. I ... Hi,
Just discovered the group myself as I'm on something of a travel book jag. Just finished Travels with Charley in Search of America and moved straight onto The Great Railway Bazaar. Just started Oryx and Crake on audiobook.
Also currently reading:
Travels with Charley
True Tales of American Life
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident ... or Steinbeck because I don't enjoy their attitudes about women. However I read and enjoyed both A Moveable Feast and Travels with Charlie which are non fiction by those authors both of which appealed to me more.
I can still appreciated however how Hemingway pared down language in his ... I wrote the list out and then misplaced it. I'll have to see if I can remember it...
American Novels;
Travels with Charley (Read)
Tender is the Night
American Gods
Classics;
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Read)
Great Expectations
Children's Books;
The Story of Tracy Beake ... ... of Roger Ackroyd
A Caribbean Mystery
The Hobbit
Noughts and Crosses
Angels and Demons
Cirque du Freak
Travels with Charley
Fever Pitch
I'm probably going to change my mind over this list very quickly, but it's fairly accurate. Don't think I've left out anything too ... > 24 tatleriv,
If you enjoy Travels With Charley,
you might like to check out Blue Highways: A Journey into America by William Least-Heat Moon.
Continuing my Travels With Charley. A fun read. Love Steinbeck's cantankerous observations. >83 - I just finished Travels with Charley and loved it. So different from what I've read of his fiction. I found East of Eden quite disturbing.
>19 - cabegley, yep, I think I'm being optimistic about London: a biography. It's good, but it's my before-bed-book and I'm crawling. I have 3 ... ... Catcher in the Rye, Wise Blood, and Breakfast of Champions, so it's in good company.
I started the nice-and-easy Travels With Charley as an antidote. I despise Of Mice and Men. The only Steinbeck book I like is Travels with Charley. ... A Countrywoman's Year by Rosemary Verey
8. Flower Confidential by Amy Stewart
Travel
1. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
2. A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
3. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
4. The Kingdom by the Sea by Paul ... I still have The Joy of Cooking and Happiness is a Warm Puppy on my shelves. I thoroughly enjoyed Travels with Charley.
Travels with Charley by Steinbeck? ... the things (my wife will, however, for groceries). My member purchases:
Finn Family Moomintroll
Remains of the Day
Travels With Charlie
The Best of Dorothy Parker
I also picked up:
Travels With A Donkey
On their way:
the Robert Louis Stevenson travel box set
Birds of N ... Just Travels with Charlie for me. I've got Travels with Charley, the two cookbooks, and the New English Bible with the Apocrypha.
As a sidenote, I liked Franny and Zooey better than "The Catcher in the Rye." Franny And Zooey and Travels With Charley: In Search Of America. Both are still treasured possessions. ... I have to read to him as he can't turn the pages). His favourite books in the world are The Last Family in England and Travels With Charley -favourite catch-phrase "Ftt".
I know he'd just love to hear about other LTers reading companions. Anyway, I have to keep him involved with this or ... I'm reading A Farewell to Arms, my Hemingway for the year.
Also I'm almost done with Travels with Charley, which I'm in love with. I'd never read any non-fiction by John Steinbeck and I've found myself enjoying it more than his fiction. I'm a sucker for travel memoirs anyway, but I really ... #108 teelgee: Much as I like dogs, I remember the first time I tried to Travel With Charley. HE was ok but I thought the trip and the people visited were a bore.
Only doing up to 1952. I have three gorgeous, seductive, glorious Library of America volumes. I opened the first to Tortilla Fla ... >106 Joyce, that sounds wonderful! Are you going to Travel with Charley too?
I started The Land of Women by Regina McBride last night; so far I'm not thrilled with it, but I've seen some good reviews by people I usually align with on books, so I'm giving it a chance.
Also reading ... ... a long out-of-print book called Junket, about an airedale. Farley Mowat's The Dog Who Wouldn't Be. Maybe Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, though that's mostly about, you know, Steinbeck and America.
Pocket Pets -
Changed forever by Ms Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Watership Down. A Sq ... Last Exit To Brooklyn
Travels With Charley
From The Earth To The moon
Leaving las Vegas
Journey To The Center Of The Earth Goodwill yielded the following today:
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg There and Back Again by Pat Murphy
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome Jerome
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
The Toll-Gate, by Georgette Heyer
Travels with Charlie by John Steinbeck, he travels around the US with his poodle Charlie. ... to write since Nicole is so obviously based on Zelda.
Steinbeck... I don't think you can go wrong. Try Travels With Charley In Search Of America or The Moon Is Down if you want to see him writing outside of his usual Central California setting. ... novel set in old New Orleans)
6. The Wayward Bus by JohnSteinbeck has 288 owners and 5 reviews. (a fictional Travels with Charley.
7. House Divided by Ben Ames Williams has 16 owners and no reviews. (Civil War)
8. Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis has 85 ... ... thers.
1) Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
2) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
3) Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
... being "currently read" and have those books show up in the user's mini-feed with a message like "Steven has started reading Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck"
3) Show when a user has added new books to her library. For some small number of books( 2 perhaps) it would give a message ... A Wizard Abroad
Travels with Charley: In search of America
Looking for the Mahdi
Searching for Dragons
Quest for a Maid
Outbound Flight
The Million Year Hunt/Ships to the Stars
Path into the unknown
You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop
... about a child getting a new pet dog)
A Night in the Lonesome October (narrated a watchdog named Snuff)
Terrier
Travels With Charley (the only Steinbeck I actually like - nonfiction memoir about traveling across America with his dog)
A Wizard Alone (Kit's dog, Ponch, is in all ... Catherine, Called Birdy
Venetian's Wife
Terrier
The Sagan Diary
Travels with Charley (I think; it's been a while since I read it) Finished this last month:
17.Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
18.Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
19.Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
20.Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
21.Fat Land by Greg Critser
22.A Taste for Death by P.D. James
23.How to Read Literature Like a ... Travels with Charley
Nine Princes in Amber
Not exactly road trips, but travel of other kinds (horses or walking):
The Blue Sword
Lioness Rampant
Deerskin
The Castle in the Attic
The Farthest-Away Mountain My downfall is the category Books I've Started But Can't Quite Finish:
1. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
2. Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
4. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
5. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
6. ... jthierer, if you want to reacquaint yourself with Steinbeck, try Travels with Charley. It's one of the quintessential road books and it's not overly laden with themes and motifs.
I had As I Lay Dying assigned in high school and absolutely hated it. I remember that one chapter ... 100, 106
Travels with Charley is the only Steinbeck I like. It's on my to-reread list, since the last time I read it was several years ago, and all I remember is that I liked it. #100 - Travels With Charley made me take another look at Steinbeck. I had written him off as a bitter and hopeless man. I love that book. Call of the wild by Jack London
Lilith beat me to Travels with Charley
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