
Tortilla Flat
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Narrated by:
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John McDonough
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By:
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John Steinbeck
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a Camelot on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur’s castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging—men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil and civil rectitude.
As Steinbeck chronicles their deeds—their multiple lovers, their wonderful brawls, their Rabelaisian wine-drinking—he spins a tale as compelling and ultimately as touched by sorrow as the famous legends of the Round Table, which inspired him.
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If you could sum up Tortilla Flat in three words, what would they be?
Interesting - a negative sterio-type of Mexicans in AmericaWhat could John Steinbeck have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Nothing - really - maybe a disclamer to say this isn't really what Mexicans are like.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When the baby was dying and they didn't even realize it or really seem to care.Different study of Steinbeck
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One image is unshakeable — the human/hawk/hovering cloud over Danny’s head — a precursor to Infinite Jest’s “shadow of the wing of the thing too big to see.” Steinbeck’s surrealist, uncanny movements — just for a moment — take you from the grays and dust of Tortilla Flat to a place just beyond our world, where the rules of our earth are suspended and imagination reigns. As with the boy who stumbles upon the eye of the Chinese nightwalker in Cannery Row, we can only wonder alongside poor Danny and his friends.
Uncanny & Beautiful
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awesome
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you know, stienbeck! lots of details & hidden msg
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Enjoy!
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gifted writer
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Quintessential Steinbeck
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The crew circuitously navigate back and forth across the ethical/moral line of friendship, predicated on the amount of alcohol they've consumed, since they last consumed, or when their consciences overpower that social inhibitor. Steinbeck never fails to teach through the follies and triumphs of his characters and those in Tortilla Flat have many. I was so proud of the boys' decision with the Pirate, yet so disappointed in their virtue compromising when it came to the drink.
I usually listen at 3x speed and had zero issues with this narration by John McDonough. I've listened to several books of his in the past and he's fabulous. I left only four stars for the book, because - although it's Steinbeck - it doesn't compare to his other works. I liked it better than Cannery Row, but far less than, Of Mice And Men, and nowhere near, The Grapes of Wrath.
Not One of My Favorite Steinbeck's, But...
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Steinbeck classic
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Classic!
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