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A review by marlo42
To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck
4.0
This was my first Steinbeck read in a while, and I guess I'd forgotten how stunning this man's writing is.
I'm at a bit of a loss as to what I should write here exactly. This is not a perfect book by any means - the beginning and very end of the novel felt a little stilted. The characters at times don't exactly talk like real people and their behaviors are a bit extreme, but the flaws of this piece are far, FAR outweighed by the superb prose.
I was extremely taken by (and even moved, at points) by this. Once it gets going (at around 70 pages in), this novel does not let up - it keeps picking up steam and there is just rolling excellence until the end. You need to give this one a chance, but once you do it rewards you in spades. Please, give this a shot.
I'm at a bit of a loss as to what I should write here exactly. This is not a perfect book by any means - the beginning and very end of the novel felt a little stilted. The characters at times don't exactly talk like real people and their behaviors are a bit extreme, but the flaws of this piece are far, FAR outweighed by the superb prose.
I was extremely taken by (and even moved, at points) by this. Once it gets going (at around 70 pages in), this novel does not let up - it keeps picking up steam and there is just rolling excellence until the end. You need to give this one a chance, but once you do it rewards you in spades. Please, give this a shot.