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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

paddyh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

a slow crawl but a damn beautiful book. jesus if this doesn’t radicalise you a bit then i don’t know what will

ems888's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative sad 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

4.5

jasbennett's review

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challenging emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

been trying to read this since 2021 and was it worth it? yes! did I enjoy it? not necessarily!

clemhumb's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

dancingcow's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

wildcardgard's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

andreasvb's review against another edition

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3.0

Jeg er solgt på historien, og fortællingen og især smerten er rammer benhårdt. Den giver et grufuldt billede af tidsperioden. Slutningen er knusende smuk, på sin egen helt forfærdelige måde. Jeg kan dog godt blive lidt træt af de utroligt lange beskrivelser af landskab og vejr, der kan fylde op imod flere sider ad gangen. Jeg forstår godt hvorfor det er en af de store romaner, men personligt ville jeg gerne have haft en kortere fortælling, hvor der ville kunne spilles på de samme følelser, som f.eks. i 'mus og mænd'.

lorimiller's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

lorimiller's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

alicja_p's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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

5.0