Steinbeck vs The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Labor Trilogy, Vida ranchera, Goal, Men, Male friendship, Psychological fiction
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The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat)
Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels—Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row, and The Pearl.…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Steinbeck has the widest readership — 728 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Steinbeck | The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (728) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (9) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (7) | 4.5 (139) |
Reception
| Steinbeck | The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 728 | 139 |
| Editions | 15 | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3283 | — |
| Reading it now | 238 | — |
| Written reviews | 78 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 91492 | — |
| Pages | 594 | 550 |