Sweet Thursday

Sweet Thursday

John Steinbeck, 1902-1968

Book - 2008

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Subjects
Humorous stories.
Monterey (Calif.) > Fiction.
Published
New York : Penguin Books 2008.
Language
English
Main Author
John Steinbeck, 1902-1968 (-)
Other Authors
Robert J. DeMott, 1943- (-)
Item Description
Originally published: 1954.
Sequel to: Cannery Row.
Physical Description
xxxvi, 249 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [xxvii]-xxxii).
ISBN
9780143039471
  • Introduction
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Prologue
  • 1. What Happened In Between
  • 2. The Troubled Life of Joseph and Mary
  • 3. Hooptedoodle (1)
  • 4. There Would Be No Game
  • 5. Enter Suzy
  • 6. The Creative Cross
  • 7. Tinder Is as Tinder Does
  • 8. The Great Roque War
  • 9. Whom the Gods Love They Drive Nuts
  • 10. There's a Hole in Reality through which We Can Look if We Wish
  • 11. Hazel's Brooding
  • 12. Flower in a Crannied Wall
  • 13. Parallels Must Be Related
  • 14. Lousy Wednesday
  • 15. The Playing Fields of Harrow
  • 16. The Little Flowers of Saint Mack
  • 17. Suzy Binds the Cheese
  • 18. A Pause in the Day's Occupation
  • 19. Sweet Thursday (1)
  • 20. Sweet Thursday (2)
  • 21. Sweet Thursday Was One Hell of a Day
  • 22. The Arming
  • 23. One Night of Love
  • 24. Waiting Friday
  • 25. Old Jingleballicks
  • 26. The Developing Storm
  • 27. O Frabjous Day!
  • 28. Where Alfred the Sacred River Ran
  • 29. Oh, Woe, Woe, Woe!
  • 30. A President Is Born
  • 31. The Thorny Path of Greatness
  • 32. Hazel's Quest
  • 33. The Distant Drum
  • 34. The Deep-Dish Set-Down
  • 35. Il n'y a pas de mouches sur la grandmere
  • 36. Lama Sabachthani?
  • 37. Little Chapter
  • 38. Hooptedoodle (2), or The Pacific Grove Butterfly Festival
  • 39. Sweet Thursday Revisited
  • 40. I'm Sure We Should All Be as Happy as Kings
  • Notes
Review by Library Journal Review

Published in 1954, this continues the tale begun in Cannery Row. The setting is the same, and familiar characters return-Mack and his buddies and marine biologist Doc. But there are changes, too. Joseph-and-Mary Rivas is the new owner of Lee Chong's grocery store, and Fauna has taken over the Bear Flag brothel from her sister Dora. Cannery Row was not immune to the changes wrought by World War II. Doc has returned from his military service to reopen Western Biological Supply. Before the war, he was content to collect and sell specimens and listen to classical music. Now, he feels intensely lonely and also pressured to publish the results of his scientific work. Mack and Fauna conspire to pair him with Suzy, the Bear Flag's new girl. The best of intentions go awry in a humorous and charming series of misunderstandings. -VERDICT Jerry Farden's straightforward reading allows the listener to discern the irony and humor of which the characters are unaware. A welcome choice for public libraries that could be part of a "Heard any classics?" display.-Nann Blaine Hilyard, Zion-Benton P.L., IL (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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