Penguin Classics The Wayward Bus, (Paperback)

from fingerpost

Steinbeck is so great, that even a book like this one, which has very little plot, but is more a matter of watching ten characters interact with one another before and during a bus trip, keeps ones interest. For me, the lack of plot keeps it from being a five star book, but I'm glad I read it. It...

from villemezbrown

I had never heard of this novel of Steinbeck's, but I'm quite happy I came across it at the library. It is always a pleasure to discover an hidden treasure from a favorite author. Honestly, though, this is a slow-burn, low-key character study that might drive some people nuts, especially when not...

from avidmom

Steinbeck let's us join him for a leisurely stroll on the beach in Cannery Row. Here, on The Wayward Bus, he picks up the pace and takes us for a ride! The plot is pretty typical: strangers from different walks of life are thrown together through unhappy coincidence and are left to deal with thei...

from Smiler69

Set within the course of a single day, from pre-dawn until just after dusk, Steinbeck throws together a group of ten people and describes their battles, both with their inner demons and among each other for maximum dramatic effect. Alice and Juan Chicoy own a diner and garage at Rebel Corners, Ca...

from EBT1002

This is a miserable, beautiful novel set in California in the mid-1940s. Occurring in the space of a single day, the small misfortunes and misadventures in the lives of Juan, Alice, Norma, "Pimples", Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard and their daughter Mildred, and a few others, are Steinbeck's vehicle for ...