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601 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780142000656
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 05 February 2002
Description
California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamil...
Community Reviews Summary of 29,141 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 40%
sad 38%
dark 37%
hopeful 30%
inspiring 29%
tense 19%
adventurous 15%
funny 7%
mysterious 6%
informative 5%
relaxing 4%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Murder, Death, Violence
601 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780142000656
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 05 February 2002
Description
California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamil...
Community Reviews Summary of 29,141 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 40%
sad 38%
dark 37%
hopeful 30%
inspiring 29%
tense 19%
adventurous 15%
funny 7%
mysterious 6%
informative 5%
relaxing 4%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Murder, Death, Violence