93 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143039440
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 December 2006
Description
The last of John Steinbeck's play-novelettes and his final attempt, after 1937's Of Mice and Men and 1942's The Moon is Down, to create what he saw as a new, experimental literary form A Penguin ClassicFour scenes, four people: the husband who yea...
Community Reviews Summary of 143 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 45%
emotional 45%
sad 27%
tense 18%
hopeful 9%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 36% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
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Minor
Child death, Death, Abortion93 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143039440
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 December 2006
Description
The last of John Steinbeck's play-novelettes and his final attempt, after 1937's Of Mice and Men and 1942's The Moon is Down, to create what he saw as a new, experimental literary form A Penguin ClassicFour scenes, four people: the husband who yea...
Community Reviews Summary of 143 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 45%
emotional 45%
sad 27%
tense 18%
hopeful 9%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 36% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Child death, Death, Abortion