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Sweet Thursday (Penguin Modern Classics) [Kindle Edition]

John Steinbeck (Author)
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In Monterey, on the California Coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that's just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of CANNERY ROW, the weedy lots, junk heaps and flop houses of Monterey, Steinbeck once again brings to life the denizens of a netherworld of laughter and tears. The book is in many ways a statement about Steinbeck's greatest theme: the common bonds of humanity and love which make goodness and happiness possible.

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A group of California alcoholics, whores, and idlers form bonds of affection among themselves and with a biologist in post-World War II Monterey.
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 407 KB
  • Print Length: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (30 Nov 2000)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002RI9CHK
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #45,461 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Favorite 3 Nov 2007
Format:Paperback
Of all the books I've read of Steinbeck this one is my favorite. I think the case is that this one express life in the fullest. It gives a true reflection of the ups and downs while at the same time conveys a sense of joy even in the hardest things and struggles in life. Highly recommended, but read 'Cannery Row' first for sure.
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Format:Paperback
I still remember my delight as a teenager when I discovered there was a follow-up to Cannery Row. I wasn't disappointed on reading it, neither have I been disappointed on several re-readings in the years since then.

Sweet Thursday is filled with the same places and characters (with some sad departures and some memorable new arrivals) as its predecessor, but the themes and feelings evoked are very different - it looks at Doc a lot more closely, exploring his character, the loneliness of his middle age, and his progress along the path to true love, with the questionable assistance of Mac and the boys.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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As other reviewers say, this is probably best enjoyed as a sequel to Cannery Row. It shares the same setting and the same collection of likeable losers whose best intentions have a habit of turning out wrong.

Sweet Thursday is gentle and - compared to some Steinbeck novels - quite light. It is certainly not lightweight though. The dry wit, the standard of characterisation and the clever choice of words all make for an enjoyable few hours' reading.
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Steinbeck can write about the most mundane thing and make it riveting. This is a must read for anyone who has lived a bit.
Published 4 months ago by Lightening-Joe
Wonderful John Steinbeck
This the wonderful book by John Steinbeck that Rodgers & Hammestein used as the basis for their musical comedy 'PIPE DREAM'. Read more
Published 11 months ago by S. Cowley
Steinbeck-Lite
A sequel it may be, but whereas Cannery Row was a collection of loosely connected stories Sweet Thursday is a more traditional novel with a single storyline. Read more
Published 15 months ago by nicholas hargreaves
Every character in this book could become a personal friend of yours.r...
Please read Cannery row first and you will be ever so pleased to remake old aquaintances with the same characters in Sweet thursday. Read more
Published 19 months ago by G. L. McDonnell
Cannery Row revisited.
Perhaps a less well-known Steinbeck, nevertheless, 'Sweet Thursday' is a marvellous follow-up to Cannery Row by one of the US's finest writers, written in his usual inimitable,... Read more
Published on 31 May 2010 by Rose Wood
Sweet Thursday
`Sweet Thursday' is the follow up to `Cannery Row' and although it has many of the same characters from that first book it doesn't quite live up to the charm you felt from when you... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2009 by Spider Monkey
Lazy, thoughtful, mellow fun
You needen't be familiar with 'Cannery Row' but if you are, most of the same characters are back.
The sleepy, run down Californian Town of Steinbeck's youth are brought back... Read more
Published on 11 May 2003 by Maclennane
If you liked Cannery Row, you can only LOVE Sweet Thursday!
In my opinion John Steinbeck is the most forceful, most truthful, most gentle and most loving storyteller available to the reading public. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2002 by Cal Buck
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