Reviews

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

m1nature's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

apolline__09's review against another edition

informative sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

michllons's review against another edition

Needed more focus and attention for a book with slower writing style and small text than I had at that moment. Will try read again because I enjoyed East of Eden.

thomasorsini's review against another edition

4.0

Great book

osnell's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

4.25

onmyown's review against another edition

4.0

Non riesco a descrivere la tristezza che mi ha messo addosso al momento 

donnawr1's review against another edition

4.0

Somehow I never read this book until being in my 50s and I really enjoyed both the story and the writing. John Steinbeck was a fabulous writer and really showed the plight of tenant farmers from the mid-west during the Dust Bowl. The reason socialism was popular then and the need for unions is highlighted. I like his short social justice commentaries interspersed within the storyline. Not only do we see the plight of the displaced tenant farmers, but also the ordinary people in California whose jobs were threatened by the flood of people desperate to work for anything. Cruelty was bound to happen when it became a fight for survival on one side and a fight for a reasonable standard of living on the other. Of course the winners were the rich landowners that exploited everyone. A Dickens for that time period. Definitely worth a read. Also, I was amazed at how closely the old movie followed the book. I didn't think that was possible!

farwden's review against another edition

adventurous informative slow-paced

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

4.0

this was not what i was expecting at all, the whole story happened the last 100 pages 

katiegantley's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

willow_reads1's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

“And everything’s holy — everything, even me.”