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An enjoyable and overlooked little ditty by one of America's best writers. Riding Rocinante, his somewhat less than noble four wheeled steed, Steinbeck ventures out across the country in 1960. Much like Bukowski, Steinbeck does a fine job at blending fact and fiction into a seamless tale. Another parallel to Bukowski is that the best bits are the ones involving drinking. Although Steinbeck’s involve drinking with others as opposed to Bukowski's solitary benders.
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Travels with Charley in Search of America (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck
Timothy W, September 20, 2011
An enjoyable and overlooked little ditty by one of America's best writers. Riding Rocinante, his somewhat less than noble four wheeled steed, Steinbeck ventures out across the country in 1960. Much like Bukowski, Steinbeck does a fine job at blending fact and fiction into a seamless tale. Another parallel to Bukowski is that the best bits are the ones involving drinking. Although Steinbeck’s involve drinking with others as opposed to Bukowski's solitary benders.