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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
What can you ever say that hasn’t been said before and better? An astonishing achievement that has stood the test of time and is, sad to say, massively relevant to the times we live in. Bravo, Mr. Steinbeck. Bravo.
Riesci a vedere i luoghi come nelle inquadrature di un film, leggere i gesti e le espressioni dei volti, sentire la puzza del marcio.
Mentre il furore cresce come gli acini d’uva e tutto poi scorre come un fiume.
Avvinghia e fa male, il finale trasuda religiosità
Mentre il furore cresce come gli acini d’uva e tutto poi scorre come un fiume.
Avvinghia e fa male, il finale trasuda religiosità
John Steinbeck, man. Dude knew how to write a fucking book.
completing this was a FEAT. steinbeck if you're reading this i do adore you but i'm going to have to take a break from you now <3
The only reason I still have the tattered old retired copy of this book from high school is because it's not in any condition to sell, and I think it's wrong to throw away or burn books. This book was tedious and obnoxious with its in-your-face-holier-than-thou symbolism. The interlude chapters with the damned tortoise, I guess symbolizing man's progress, made me want to puke. I wasted a couple of weeks of the summer before my senior year struggling through this for AP English, two glorious summer weeks that I'll never see again. The only good to come out of it was hilarious catch-phrases such as "You don't know what yer a-doin!", "My dogs is tard", and "Christ on a pony", the latter of which holds a prominent place in my vocabulary to this day.
I did not necessarily find this book a page-turner, or an easy read. But it is one I will definitely get back to. I liked the quote from the Guardian review:
"A terrible and indignant book; yet the ultimate impression is that of the dignity of the human spirit under the stress of the most desperate conditions"
In part I believe is the book is about something that is either lost, or very well hidden in current society. A sense of communion beyond friends and family. Most importantly, through the telling of a compelling and emotional story, Grapes of Wrath provokes thought about progress, and life, in very simple and eloquent phrases. I really liked it.
"A terrible and indignant book; yet the ultimate impression is that of the dignity of the human spirit under the stress of the most desperate conditions"
In part I believe is the book is about something that is either lost, or very well hidden in current society. A sense of communion beyond friends and family. Most importantly, through the telling of a compelling and emotional story, Grapes of Wrath provokes thought about progress, and life, in very simple and eloquent phrases. I really liked it.
Great novel about Depression-era economic insecurity, the ~American dream~, and working class solidarity. Maybe not for you if you don't like long lyrical descriptions of hills and valleys (though some of those are really nice!). I didn't read this when it was assigned in high school, but probably wouldn't have appreciated it as much at the time even if I had.