Cannery Row

This book is about a poor community in Monterey, Califor ia during the Great Depression. I didn't like this book as much as Grapes of Wrath, but there are some memorable parts near the end.

on HN, 2018

I grew up in the Bay Area and visited Monterey fairly often, and though the Cannery Row in the book hasn't existed (and perhaps never has?) for a very long time, somehow it evokes a certain nostalgia for me.

on HN, 2022

It's a very humanistic book that covers stories of poor characters in a humorous way without mocking them or acting as if they're beneath others somehow. The atmosphere of the books is inviting and warm and they're both good stories to read in the cold of the upcoming winter.

on HN, 2019

Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.

on HN, 2024

It's a short read, but it packs in a lot of insight about the human condition. I re-read it every year or so, and still learn new things.

on HN, 2017