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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
sad
fast-paced
I tried so hard with this one. I made it half way through and was not enjoying the book at all so decided to give up. When I first started reading it, I enjoyed Steinbeck's descriptions. He vividly describes the earth beneath Tom's feet and you can feel it yourself and understand how he's happy to be out of prison and on his way to see his family. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to keep me sustained in the book. There's basically no plot and all the characters are horrible who don't seem to care that their grandparents/parents are ill. I've never been one to understand or care for symbolism in a book, which I'm sure this has plenty. I'll still give East of Eden a try since I've heard it's better than this one, but I wasn't impressed with my first Steinbeck novel.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The worst ending of a book Ive read?? Very slow for the first half of the book and then the second half is really good and intense. Hard to imagine this was the reality for a lot of people, depressing
Het is duidelijk dat John Steinbeck vooral een sociaal bewogen boek wou schrijven, eerder dan een meeslepend verhaal. De sterkste stukken vond ik de korte hoofdstukken die telkens afwisselden met de hoofdstukken over de Joads, waarin de sfeer uit die tijd uitstekend geschetst wordt. Dat hoofdstuk over tweedehandsautoverkopers: gewoonweg geniaal. De langere hoofdstukken die het verhaal van de Joad-familie vertellen vond ik daarentegen soms wat tempo missen, en vooral wat echte karakterontwikkeling. Dit boek was dus niet 100% mijn ding, al is het zeker geslaagd in zijn opzet. Het feit dat paarden in die tijd beter behandeld werden dan mensen, is ongelooflijk. Dat dit boek er ons aan herinnert dat het kapitalisme dit kan teweegbrengen, maakt het zeker de naam 'klassieker' waard.
(Maar serieus, dat einde, hoe onnozel was dat eigenlijk. Jammer.)
(Maar serieus, dat einde, hoe onnozel was dat eigenlijk. Jammer.)
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced