Booking through Thursday

Booking Through Thursday

1. Tell us about a book that you had to read, but didn't want to, but that you ended up liking. Something for school, perhaps? A book from your Mom for Christmas that she insisted on you reading? Something from a bookclub? But ultimately, a book that--against all expectation--you ended up liking, respecting, loving....

In spite of loathing "Grapes of Wrath" and "East of Eden," I really loved Steinbeck's "Tortilla Flat" and "Cannery Row."

2. And, of course, why? What made this book resonate with you?

Honestly, I can't remember, but I'm sure it had something to do with the characters. They are very memorable, even 25 years later. Whenever I hear anything about the Salinas Valley, I think of these books.