Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Saturday 4 April 2026

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What are you reading?

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I picked up a book called The Pearl by Steinbeck. I’ve read it before but I revisit it every few years.

    It’s short, but probably the most powerful allegory on capitalism I’ve ever read.

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    • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Wow. Will add this to reading list.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      omg, another Steinbeck reader 😊

      he is pretty much one of my favourite writers, his style has been a great influence on me

      he writes as simply as possible using everyday prose to evoke powerful imagery

      it’s so hard to do, you have to be precise , every word counts, he rarely uses idioms

      it does have a down side, stupid people think that if something is easy to read then it obviously cant have deep meaning or be valuable or powerful,

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      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I read cannery row when I was in high school and got hooked. And I agree he uses very natural language with very little purple prose.

        Some of those earlier American authors were amazing.

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