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inspector_fergus's review against another edition
4.0
My father's favorite book and probably one of mine too.
jayne_tayler's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
ritaralha's review against another edition
5.0
John Steinbeck - Prémio Nobel de Literatura, 1962
"por seus escritos realistas e imaginativos, combinando-os com humor simpático e percepção social afiada"
Este livro é um daqueles exemplares que sempre me acompanhou. Foi comprado pela minha Mãe em Lourenço Marques - custou 75$00, em criança o título aguçava-me a curiosidade, em adolescente li-o (hoje percebo que pouco ou nada entendi), quando saí de casa trouxe-o comigo, e ainda hoje tem o seu lugar nas prateleiras cá de casa.
Há quem diga que esta é a obra-prima de Steinbeck, e percebe-se bem porquê. É um livro brutalmente humano, e é impossível não ficar completamente envolvido na trágica história dos Joad. Mas, mais do que a história dos Joad, Steinbeck mostra-nos como o sonho americano era uma ilusão. A grande recessão, a vida miserável dos migrantes, a manipulação económica, o colapso das famílias no Oklahoma, a fuga pela sobrevivência e a esperança de chegar à Califórnia. Durante toda a viagem deparamo-nos com situações de xenofobia, racismo, hostilidade, injustiças, escravidão, ódio etc. É um livro actual, tristemente actual, também noutros lugares do mundo.
Este foi um daqueles momentos “Vale a pena ler de novo” porque alcançou a prateleira dos favoritos.
mimirivers's review against another edition
3.5
The start was so slow and challenging but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. Quite emotional at times and was just gagged by the last 2 pages tbh
mrsrccockrell's review against another edition
4.0
This one tore me up inside the entire time I was reading it. It's so raw and real. And the ending will leave you reeling.
namrata_jain's review against another edition
4.0
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
This is a really grim and depressing book - it starts grim and ends grimmer and immensely heavy. From how I see it, John Steinbeck didn't cut the gruesome details out nor restrict himself from really driving the degree of misery and desperation of the people during the depression through.
Like his other books, the theme of this books is human's unrelenting indomitable spirit and strength.
Thus, no matter how depressing the story can get, underneath it always lies hope, love and strength in unity.
This is a really grim and depressing book - it starts grim and ends grimmer and immensely heavy. From how I see it, John Steinbeck didn't cut the gruesome details out nor restrict himself from really driving the degree of misery and desperation of the people during the depression through.
Like his other books, the theme of this books is human's unrelenting indomitable spirit and strength.
Thus, no matter how depressing the story can get, underneath it always lies hope, love and strength in unity.
agiali's review against another edition
3.0
This was honestly really good and probably one of my favorite classics I've ever read. If you told me at the beginning of 2024 that I'd be reading a John Steinbeck book, especially The Grapes of Wrath I would have told you that is NOT me.
I would never have thought I'd be reading this, but I came across this adorable mass-market paperback copy at my used bookstore and I didn't want to leave it behind. I ended up leaving it because 1) I don't read mass-market paperbacks and 2) I'm not a classics gal. Immediately when I got home I regretted it and went back for it as soon as I could.
While this wasn't anything new or special I understand why Steinbeck is so well-loved. There were passages in here that I had to reread a few times because of how amazing it was. A three-star classic for me is the highest they've gotten truly as I feel a disconnect with classics versus modern literature.
I would never have thought I'd be reading this, but I came across this adorable mass-market paperback copy at my used bookstore and I didn't want to leave it behind. I ended up leaving it because 1) I don't read mass-market paperbacks and 2) I'm not a classics gal. Immediately when I got home I regretted it and went back for it as soon as I could.
While this wasn't anything new or special I understand why Steinbeck is so well-loved. There were passages in here that I had to reread a few times because of how amazing it was. A three-star classic for me is the highest they've gotten truly as I feel a disconnect with classics versus modern literature.
olivia_holmes's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
tangerinebozo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5