Reviews

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

dyno8426's review against another edition

4.0

If you know less about the Great Depression in America, and knowing from the perspective of people who were the worst affected by it, then you will be able to live it through the words of this book. It is realistic, brutally, and this realism aches you to believe in it. It is like a ballad, poetry written in such a way that it makes you visualise the lands of Oklahoma and California. The themes it touches are mainly related to capitalism and poverty, the two extreme ends of our unfortunate societies. It arises hope and hopelessness. At a point in the book, the author says that when people's despair comes together, it turns into wrath. That's why, I guess anger is one of the feelings that the book keeps on poking in the readers, an anger similar to what is felt when we think where the humanity is going wrong in this world.
A pleasure to read, a tragedy to experience, a history to fear.

krysa_'s review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

miraleh's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

jackiekeddy's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

somewhat_kat's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

fromthebackofmybookshelf's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

kevinbarrycook's review

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

martamarin's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

owennnng's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kendallpenn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0