If you are an American you need to read The Grapes of Wrath. It scares the poop out of me because, my fellow Americans, we are repeating history. If live anywhere else read it as well as a guide for what not to do.In the Grapes of Wrath Mr. Steinbeck tells the tale of the first great depression th...
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is set against the backround of dust bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells the story of the Joad family, who like thousands of others are forced to travel west in search of work. their journey is one of false hope, thwarted desires and broken drea...
fraudiotbr bustingsummer 2012n. americas> oklahomaclassicperiod piece (The Dirty Thirties)pun 1939PulitzerAt last I get to this and my expectations are very high :O) One chapter in and I've got to say it - Steinbeck can write up a storm (sic); what penmanship, what natural talent.East of Eden is sti...
I'm not sure I've ever been quite so saddened by a book as I was by this one. On the one hand: quite long and most certainly a school read. On the other: poignant, intriguing, and a story every person should be made aware of. On writing style and the sheer depth of emotions in this, it is still wort...
This is one of those big classics that I have heard about all my life but never took the time to read it. I am glad I set aside the time. Parts o this book were intense, even depressing, but Steinbeck kept pulling me back to a good place in the book with a bit of unexpected kindness. I was surprised...
This is an extremely difficult book to review because it is so good, so well written and a classic yet I don't particularly like it. I think the problem for me is that I read fiction primarily for enjoyment, if I happen to learn something or be inspired by something from the book that would be a bon...
Wow. That's just really all I have to say. ...No it isn't. I'm a big fat liar. I have lots to say about this. I just don't really know how. So I'm going to tell a little story, and hopefully that will be enough. Once upon a time, there was a princess who was the most beautiful princess in the whole ...
REVIEW FOR Celebrity Death Match Review Elimination Tournament ONLY My real (normal) review is at this link.Grapes of Wrath (10) (a.k.a trampling vintage) versusSound and the Fury (23) (a.k.a. soliloquy signifying nothing)Over in this corner we have Grapes of Wrath (GW) with its clearly defined and ...
Steinbeck succeeded wonderfully in bringing focus to the realities of life for one farm family in 1930s America during the Great Depression. His vehicle was primarily the Joad family, and we're allowed to follow them as they face blow after blow, in an effort to stay together as a family and migrate...
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