Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I heard about this from comparisons made to [b:The Suffering and Celebration of Life in America|16148950|The Suffering and Celebration of Life in America|Shane Bugbee|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1364529264s/16148950.jpg|21983928]. I was intrigued, especially since I didn't know Steinbeck wrote non-fiction. Somewhat rambling and discursive, Steinbeck's cursory review of America thru random encounters coalesces around some themes, like how West Coast immigration & transformation has made Cannery Row into something artificial (he would really wince at the theme park it has now become), the uniqueness of Texas, and the race flash points he encountered, especially the New Orleans "Cheerleaders".
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