544 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781440637124
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics (Penguin books)
Publication date: 28 March 2006
Description
First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel we...
Community Reviews Summary of 27,332 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 58%
challenging 47%
dark 46%
tense 26%
adventurous 23%
informative 21%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 13%
funny 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 29% | Plot: 17% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Animal death, ViolenceModerate
Murder, Miscarriage, PregnancyMinor
Racial slurs, Child death, Vomit
544 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781440637124
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics (Penguin books)
Publication date: 28 March 2006
Description
First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel we...
Community Reviews Summary of 27,332 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 58%
challenging 47%
dark 46%
tense 26%
adventurous 23%
informative 21%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 13%
funny 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 29% | Plot: 17% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Animal death, ViolenceModerate
Murder, Miscarriage, PregnancyMinor
Racial slurs, Child death, Vomit