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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

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musiala_magic's review against another edition

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Will re visit

raquel3c's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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3.0

This was….quite the difficult read. The transcription of 1930s midwestern speech made it super hard to follow, and I would say the plot thickened after the first 200 pages or so (not the best night time read tbh). I will say Steinbeck’s beautiful writing kept me on the book- and i could draw many parallels with contemporary injustices which I appreciated. Overall very sad book. Glad I read it but would not read again

chasejwise's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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1.0

This book did not slap.

Dry, deceiving, and bearing an ending that was heavily concerning, “Grapes of Wrath” genuinely made me wallow in sadness.

bella613's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I like the way that some of the dialogue-ish parts were like stream-of-consciousness writing. I felt like an inanimate object listening to a conversation. Or like I was listening to a transcription of someone's observational comments throughout their day.

The book portrayed a lot of casual racism and misogyny. Makes sense for the age of it, but doesn't make it fun to listen to.
Interesting to listen to the way traumatic events are described in that generation.