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dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Vomit
This book was originally written in the 1930's and was only published recently, so approach with caution with that in mind.skudiklier's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I never read The Grapes of Wrath, and I pretty much knew nothing about this book going in, besides that it wasn't published for a long time and John Green likes it. The characters, story, and writing are all very good. It was sad and hard to read at times, and there were some especially dark passages that I wasn't quite prepared for. It's easy to connect these people's struggles to the state of our world now, and makes me tired to think about. But it's a very good book and I'm glad I read it. My favorite line was "What's the matter with me? Picking at death like an old hen pecking apart something too big to swallow."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Racial slurs, and Suicide
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal ideation
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