Title: A seamless portrait of a flawed, but always honest, man
Product review: Wow. I don't consider myself much of a biography reader, but I bought this book online because I wanted to learn more about Steinbeck, in hopes of rejuicing my own novel writing ambitions.Benson amazes me: How in the world he was able to collect, collate and present such a detailed portrait, I'll never know. Steinbeck, as presented here, is most admirable for his steadfast refusal to allow "celebrity" to become a roadblock to his only real ambition, to be a writer.Not all of Steinbeck's work succeeds, as the author himself would have admitted, but he remained ever true to himself as a writer.Benson is merely brilliant.Time to pick up that Carlos Baker Hemingway bio now? Maybe so....
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