Sweet Thursday

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Sweet Thursday

By: John Steinbeck

Narrated by: Jerry Farden

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Brought to you by Penguin.

In Monterey, on the California Coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday - one of those days that's just bad from the start. But Sweet Thursday is sunny and clear, a day when anything can happen.

Returning to the scene of Cannery Row, Steinbeck brilliantly creates its bawdy, high-spirited world of bums, drunks and hookers, telling the story of what happened to everyone after the war. There are colourful characters old and new, all united by love, laughter and tears: Fauna, the latest madam at the Bear Flag brothel; Doc, still there for everyone else but feeling strangely sad himself; and Suzy, the new hustler in town who might just be the girl to save him.

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I wonder if I shall ever read a better book. the wonderful characters from "Canary row" are back. each of them wonderfully and empathetically described. but the real miracle is the language. there is a memorable quote on every page (i presume - every few minutes in the audio!). the pretty criminal who from a young age didnt believe in property rights on removable items. if you dont have too much integrity, could you rig. the horoscope? "thinking is painful. but for Hazel it was heroic. a picture of the process would make you seasick." the brothel owner teaching her girls to eat with 5? different kind of forks to become ladies. dumb Hazel feeling the burden of his horoscope predicting he shall become President of the United States. Doc trying to show octapussies can become angry, by giving them cocaine. No review can do justice to this epic masterpiece.

the audio performance is amazing. giving different voices to the broad spectrum of characters.

I wonder if I shall ever read a better book.