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brodad12 t1_j2da0kd wrote

Reply to comment by Wraeys in TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops. This set off a media firestorm, & the Army began clamping down on marijuana usage, arresting ~1000 G.I.s a week for possession. Many G.I.s switched to heroin, which was odorless and thus harder to detect. by The_Critical_Cynic

I read that last year and really liked it and haven't been able to find a book to stick since then.

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Wraeys t1_j2dcg0c wrote

I've been told to try Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men

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shane201 t1_j2dsp3x wrote

Cannery Row is a good read as well

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Plump_Apparatus t1_j2dx0h3 wrote

If your goal is to read Steinbeck and not be depressed afterwords, Cannery Row is a great read.

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Indigo_Sunset t1_j2exwmg wrote

>Even now, I know that I have savoured the hot taste of life

>Lifting green cups and gold at the great feast.

>Just for a small and a forgotten time

>I have had full in my eyes, from off my girl

>The whitest pouring of eternal light

For K, RIP.

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MayorScotch t1_j2du8hl wrote

You could read Of Mice and Men in 2-5 poops depending on your style.

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PM_CUPS_OF_TEA t1_j2fxhrn wrote

Style of reading or pooping? I skipped over a lot of the imagery, but poop pretty quickly

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