Why have I not read this book sooner?

I’ve yelled out in places when I’m reading this book.

I gasp and sigh.

It torments me when I put it down and settle to sleep every night.

Why is Kathy so evil?

This is why I love reading.

How great is Steinbeck at story telling?

This book is shaping up to be one of my best books read of all time. I was at a loss when I finished reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace (because I felt like I had lived through it all) and I can see I’ll be the same with the Trask and Hamiltons of the Salinas. Sigh.

Brilliant, brilliant book.