Reviews - The Grapes of Wrath

5.58k reviews for:

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck

3.78 AVERAGE

theresereadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

What a journey! Had to read the ending twice because woah. I thought I misunderstood it. Nope. Desperate times need desperate measurements I guess. 4.5⭐️

toby_simson's review against another edition

3.0

Beautifully written. Interesting story. Just wasn’t moved by it.

nastya_gu's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

awebofstories's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

williamdufour's review against another edition

4.75

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

juliesmm's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

slow_but_steady_reader's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The first half of the book moved very slowly. By the second half, it began to pick up more and was more enjoyable. Nevertheless, the end left me feeling unfulfilled.
Additionally, the book was filled with misogynistic comments, whether about Ma or Rosasharn, or just the women in general. While this is partly explained by the time period in which the book was written, it made it less enjoyable to read.