John Steinbeck takes the worst in people and makes you love them for it. He allows them to be flawed, and to delve into the things that make them unlikable at times. He loves people and allows them to be angry, to grieve, to love. He tells their stories, which are OUR stories. He gives you the hardest aspects of life, settings that are quiet, storylines that are slow and rich, and people who you know. He writes about people who are real, and he writes about them with so much detail and reverence. I do know one reason - and maybe that is the whole of it - that I love his books. I am at a complete loss trying to explain John Steinbeck to people trying to explain why exactly I LOVE him so much! His books are astoundingly beautiful pieces of work written with a quiet simplicity that confuses me. Steinbeck always touches the heart, makes you feel
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