The Wayward Bus Audiobook By John Steinbeck, Gary Schamhorst - introduction cover art

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The Wayward Bus

By: John Steinbeck, Gary Schamhorst - introduction
Narrated by: Richard Poe
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In his first novel to follow the publication of his enormous success The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck's vision comes wonderfully to life in this imaginative and unsentimental chronicle of a bus traveling California's back roads, transporting the lost and the lonely, the good and the greedy, the stupid and the scheming, the beautiful and the vicious away from their shattered dreams and, possibly, toward the promise of the future. This edition features an introduction by Gary Scharnhorst.

©1947 John Steinbeck (P)2015 Penguin Audio Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural
Profound Character Development • Insightful Human Portrayal • Simple Yet Compelling • Great Performance
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My fourth book ever by John Steinbeck turned out to be even more stunning than the first three combined ( the grapes of wrath, East of Eden, and of mice and men ), and that is saying a lot.
The reader is very talented and gripped my attention.

Beyond Masterful. Magical.

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Lots of unhappy charactors trying to get by, some of them were likable. Lives of quiet desperation.

Is anyone happy?

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i wish Richard Poe read all of Steinbeck's books, he is a really good reader

Great reader

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What did you love best about The Wayward Bus?

THE WAY STEINBECK DEVELOPED ALL THE CHARACTERS.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Wayward Bus?

I LOVED THE SCENE WHERE ALICE WAS GETTING LOADED IN THE DINER. ANOTHER GREAT MOMENT WAS WHEN MR. PRITCHARD LOST HIS BALANCE ON THE BUS IT WAS A HILARIOUS HAPLESS FALL.

What about Richard Poe’s performance did you like?

SUPERB!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES BUT I READ IT IN SEVERAL. MY SIG. OTHER MIKE LOVED THE BOOK TOO1

Any additional comments?

THE STORY COULD GO ON AND ON, I WOULD NOT BE TIRED OF READING IT. MR. STEINBECK KNOWS HUNAN NATURE.

WONDERFUL READ! GREAT CHARACTERS!

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This was great. it is a very simple story, with very simple situations, the greatness of it comes through the profound development of the characters.

Great simple story about normal people

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I had forgotten how much I love Steinbeck's writing. It's been awhile. I loved the narration. As usual, Steinbeck's understanding of and ability to describe what lies hidden in the human heart unites us in our humanness. I highly recommend this timeless classic.

Pure, wonderful Steinbeck

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this is my least favorite Steinbeck book. none of the characters were really developed. the story was boring.

nothing develops. goes nowhere

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My favorite author. Cormac is a close second. LOVE the struggle between the sexes. Classic author timeless narrator...simply perfect

Steinbeck is the best

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Steinbeck knows people...he deeply understands them. I'm familiar with his knowledge of the male psyche but I was surprised by his appreciation of the female mind as well.

Steinbeck knows people

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A vivid narrative as only Steinbeck can deliver. Enjoyed from start to finish . Narration was great!!

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