Cannery Row
Ranked #7 in California, Ranked #12 in Free — see more rankings.
Cannery Row is a book without much of a plot. Rather, it is an attempt to capture the feeling and people of a place, the cannery district of Monterey, California, which is populated by a mix of those down on their luck and those who choose for other reasons not to live "up the hill" in the more respectable area of town. The flow of the main plot is frequently interrupted by short vignettes that introduce us to various denizens of the Row, most of whom are not directly connected with the central story. These vignettes are often characterized by direct or indirect reference to extreme... more
Rankings by Category
Cannery Row is ranked in the following categories:
- #95 in American
- #67 in American Literature
- #70 in Americana
- #62 in Nobel
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