"A postwar continuation of Cannery Row, [Sweet Thursday is] every bit as juicy and relaxed as the original. . . . This is comedy--bawdy, sentimental, and good fun.” The Atlantic In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that is just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row, the weedy lots and junk heaps and flophouses of Monterey, John Steinbeck once more brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears--from Fauna, new headmistress of the local brothel, to Hazel, a bum whose mother must have wanted a daughter. "An emphatic and clear-cut statement of Steinbeck's greatest theme: the common bonds of humanity and love which make goodness and happiness possible."--The New Republic
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"I wish my teachers had required me to read Sweet Thursday AND Cannery Row while I was in high school. Both of these books deserve a place in American education--the character development, dialogue and settings are vintage 1930-1940's America. " — Marilyn (4 out of 5 stars)
"I wish my teachers had required me to read Sweet Thursday AND Cannery Row while I was in high school. Both of these books deserve a place in American education--the character development, dialogue and settings are vintage 1930-1940's America. "
" The final book of Steinbeck's trilogy is worth anyone's time, and an especially fine summer read "
" This is a pleasure to read with very interesting and apt ways of expressing things that make it quite fun. Having read this encourages me to read more Steinbeck. "
" Liked it, but Steinbeck's better when he's not trying to be funny. "
" I read it again with smiles and chuckles. I luv this guy!!! "
" Almost as great as Cannery Row, one of my favorite books. All hail Steinbeck! "
John Steinbeck (1902–1968) remains one of the quintessential writers of American literature. Born in Salinas, California, Steinbeck attended Stanford University before working at a series of mostly blue-collar jobs and embarking on his literary career. Profoundly committed to social progress, he used his writing to raise issues of labor exploitation and the plight of the common man, penning some of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century and winning such prestigious awards as the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He received the Nobel Prize in 1962, “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception.” He wrote more than twenty-five novels during his lifetime.
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