Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Tortilla Flat
Book Review: A Winner
Summary: 5 Stars
Not the best book ever, but the most enjoyable readBook Review: A book brimming with love and goodwill
Summary: 5 Stars
This is heart-warming book, innocent and with a genial air that tangibly touches the reader. I was really surprised to see that it was so humorous unlike Steinbeck's more somber works. It is the story of a young man called Danny and his many friends. They don't work, have many adventures on account of their insatiable love for wine and women and one completely falls in love with them within the first few pages. The book has some very profound philosophy and the ending is masterful. It never failed to both make me smile and think.Book Review: A puckish and picaresque little romp
Summary: 4 Stars
I used to have this book, years ago, and just re-got it and re-read it this weekend. The first time I read it, I thought it was racist and demeaning. Since then, I've lived with guys just like these, proving that slack has no color. I was able to put aside the earlier preconceptions and just enjoy reading about Danny and his band of friends, whose lives revolve around women, slacking off, and drinking. The book is a very loose retelling of Arthurian myth, loose enough that I didn't catch it upon first read, centering around Danny, who brings all his friends to live with him in the large, free house he's inherited (Danny's "throne" is his bed, which nobody but him is allowed to use). The work's only drawback is its looseness of narrative -- it reads more like a collection of short stories than a novel with any sort of overall plot. Even so, I do think it's one of the more accessible Steinbeck works. Definitely I'd recommend it.
Book Review: A stirring and moving story of Friendship and Comraderie.
Summary: 5 Stars
John Steinbeck's writing is at its best in this tale of Danny, a paisano, who inherits 2 homes from his grandfather. He rents out one of the homes to one of his friends until the house burns down to the ground. They all move into one of the homes and as time goes by invite more and more people into the home. They all work together and recreate society inside their humble home. A great book.Book Review: Amazing but true- Steinbeck does it again
Summary: 5 Stars
John Steinbeck is by far one of the greatest writers of all time. How could anybody compare to his thrilling descriptions. In Tortilla Flat, you get sucked into the beautiful life of a small group of friends. It is a unique pleasure to be able to watch their lives unfold as they mature and go through the problems of everyday life. I recommend this book to all, and hope it brings them as much joy as it did to me.