11-19-2018, 02:05 PM
(11-18-2018, 04:51 PM)grampahol Wrote: I'm a fan of Stienbeck, pretty depressing stuff, but usually has some uplifting stuff mingled in.
Steinbeck wrote some more lighthearted stuff like "Cannery Row", and "Tortilla Flat". They were a lot about poor people, but they were not really depressing.
I can even handle stories about extreme hardship if they have some note of personal triumph or honorable sacrifice, but "Blood Meridian" was just soulless murder and mayhem followed by more soulless murder and mayhem finally wrapped up with a violent pointless ending.
