Originally Posted by: adevotedoneI love Steinbeck, though, cried like a baby last time I read "Of Mice and Men," so of course I had to read it again and cried even worse!!! The Pastures of Heaven is also a really good read.

Yeah, I'm thinking of buying a copy of Of Mice and Men, because it's the kind of book I could read over and over. I own Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden (which is the best book in the world) and have read a lot of his other books from the library. I have always really enjoyed Steinbeck, I guess because he knew how to get across the things people can't put into words. I think that he must have thought much the same as I do, just that he was smart enough to say what he thought...or at least give examples of it.

I agree, Pastures of Heaven was good. Definitely an improvement over Cup of Gold. I just finished In Dubious Battle today, and that one was pretty good too.