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Dan Samuals's avatar

Makes me think about the timelessness of classic literature. Writing should make you think. And there may be a perfect middle, somewhere between the cleverness of McLuhan and the boring clarity of self-proclaimed Twitter gurus. To me, Steinbeck exemplifies that. His language is so simple. Reading at the surface level is fine and the story unfolds before you. But there is so much meaning underneath for the reader willing to dig deeper.

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Benjamin Carlson's avatar

I'm fond of Steinbeck's short stories. Lovely memories of reading The Pastures of Heaven while traveling in Mexico years ago.

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Dan Samuals's avatar

I love interconnected short stories. Cannery Row is one of his shorter novels that cast a spell on me. One of the books I gift the most. East of Eden is a longer work which I'll endlessly extol the virtues of.

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Benjamin Garcia's avatar

Great advice, and definitely something to chew on. Thanks 👍🏼

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Danny Naz's avatar

Love this, Ben.

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Benjamin Carlson's avatar

Thanks, Danny

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Benjamin Carlson's avatar

Fantastic. McLuhan and Gould — they had more in common than Canadian birth.

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