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5.38k reviews for:

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck

3.78 AVERAGE

dark emotional inspiring sad 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: Yes

this book honestly was not that good. i had a hard time following it. however i did like the chapters in between the main plot that set the scene for everything. that was very neat to me.

Okies head west for the promised land of California. A tale of how the depression and the dust bowl of the 1930s affected migrant workers.
adventurous dark sad tense 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
challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark sad 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

Took me long enough to finish!

4,5 estrellas, más bien.

No llega al nivel de perfección de "Al este del Edén", pero es un novelón maravilloso, triste y alegre al mismo tiempo, si es que eso es posible. No tengo muy claro si habla de lo miserable que es el ser humano o de lo generoso que puede llegar a ser; quizá ambas. Cuesta entrar en la novela, pero una vez se coge cariño a los Joad, el drama de toda una generación se abre paso a través de ellos. Realismo social del bueno.
challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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