Review

This one will go unrated as it was not intended as a cohesive work in itself and simply is what it is.

His life and thoughts during each book's creation are clear and he is incredibly analytical, critical and honest toward himself and his material.

Steinbeck is an avid/compulsive writer. There are close to 1000 letters here, which range from his post-published days to the last in his life. Recipients range from old friends to new friends, publishers, artists, Broadway producers and presidents.

The letters are unedited and he isn't one to withhold his feelings from the page.

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