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Just finished The Moon Is Down, about to start Cannery Row.
The Moon Is Down is an interesting story about townspeople who are invaded by fascists, and this fundamental incompatibility between the two ends with the violent revolt of the people. Colonel Lanser pleads with Mayor Orden to ensure his people behave. But Orden explains that free people by definition cannot be passive toward threats to freedom.
— Apr 13, 2026 11:25PM
The Moon Is Down is an interesting story about townspeople who are invaded by fascists, and this fundamental incompatibility between the two ends with the violent revolt of the people. Colonel Lanser pleads with Mayor Orden to ensure his people behave. But Orden explains that free people by definition cannot be passive toward threats to freedom.
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Just finished The Pearl, finally about to start East of Eden.
The Pearl seemed like a story from the Bible, with some lesson to be learned about greed and the dangers of depending on material things. The characters are peculiar to me because they are supposed to be Mexican but they didn’t really feel that way to me. More like Native Americans. Anyway, it was a decent read with an unexpected and tragic ending.
— Jun 05, 2026 03:24PM
The Pearl seemed like a story from the Bible, with some lesson to be learned about greed and the dangers of depending on material things. The characters are peculiar to me because they are supposed to be Mexican but they didn’t really feel that way to me. More like Native Americans. Anyway, it was a decent read with an unexpected and tragic ending.