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476 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0141185066
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 10 May 2017
Description
'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.' Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck's Pultizer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel we...
Community Reviews Summary of 35,663 reviews
Moods
emotional 69%
reflective 57%
challenging 47%
dark 47%
tense 27%
adventurous 23%
informative 20%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 14%
funny 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 30% | Plot: 17% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Animal death, ViolenceModerate
Murder, Pregnancy, Police brutalityMinor
Racial slurs, Child death, Miscarriage476 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0141185066
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 10 May 2017
Description
'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.' Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck's Pultizer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel we...
Community Reviews Summary of 35,663 reviews
Moods
emotional 69%
reflective 57%
challenging 47%
dark 47%
tense 27%
adventurous 23%
informative 20%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 14%
funny 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 30% | Plot: 17% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Animal death, ViolenceModerate
Murder, Pregnancy, Police brutalityMinor
Racial slurs, Child death, Miscarriage