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Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

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lqueijo's review against another edition

4.0

Troquem os Joad pelos Ahmed ou Mohamed, Oklahoma por um país da África Subsariana ou médio oriente, a Califórnia pela Europa e a mítica “Route 66” pelo mar Mediterrâneo. Troquem uma quinta de algodão ou pêssegos na Califórnia por uma exploração agrícola no Alentejo ou no sul de Espanha e os “Okies” pelos respectivos trabalhadores de proveniências díspares como África ou Ásia e verão que (ainda que o problema seja diferente), 1930 não está muito longe de 2021…
O instinto de sobrevivência, a ambição, motivações, prepotência, ganância entre outras características humanas perpetuam-se, tornando esta obra intemporal.
Ainda que com características, marcadamente, Americanas e, por isso, uma obra de referência na sua literatura, descreve (com alguns devaneios de contextualização) os tormentos passados por quem tem de mudar de terra em busca de melhor vida e se encontra, sempre, refém dos poderes instituídos.
A ler, na onda dos “clássicos”.

ggarley's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

dcunitz's review against another edition

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4.0

“You got a God. Don’t make no difference if you don’ know what he looks like.”

drizzlybear's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

i enjoyed this way more than i expected but i also had no idea what it was about going in
even though it's a bit of a depressing book it's not grimdark, which is all i need - the characters are all pretty decent people just trying to do their best. it feels like a really honest depiction of what life was like in that era, and made me so mad. steinbeck really said FUCK COPS FUCK CAPITALISM we are stuck in an unending cycle of exploitation and it is inhumane to be rich in this economy. he said this almost a hundred years ago. wow.
the book wasn't hugely plotty and did kind of just... end, but that's okay because that feels true to the honesty of what steinbeck was trying to depict.

guest1347's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing book. Absolutely brutal.

rachlincs's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The experience of reading the book was something else. I'm not sure I've ever read something so beautiful and so heartbreaking. I feel like I could read it over and over again and keep getting more from this book.