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A review by saulsays
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
3.0
So many, many people have told me that they've read this before (usually in high school) but with the way modern politics is clearly they didn't pay attention. Wages at starving levels and people saying take them or die. People talk of unionizing and others talk about how that ruins the workforce. It's almost as if you're using the exact same arguments used nearly 100 years ago (because you are).
The Great Depression is talked about in generic, overbroad terms but never a look at the individual people themselves and how terrible economic policies left them to die without any care from anyone else. I liked that this book followed a family during all this so we could see a more personalized view.
However the in-between chapters that were artistic or poetic were often difficult or confusing. I understand all of the accolades this book has gotten and for that reason I would recommend it to others, however it is not a page turner and it makes sense that this book is more often assigned than read for pleasure. Also- wtf was that ending?
The Great Depression is talked about in generic, overbroad terms but never a look at the individual people themselves and how terrible economic policies left them to die without any care from anyone else. I liked that this book followed a family during all this so we could see a more personalized view.
However the in-between chapters that were artistic or poetic were often difficult or confusing. I understand all of the accolades this book has gotten and for that reason I would recommend it to others, however it is not a page turner and it makes sense that this book is more often assigned than read for pleasure. Also- wtf was that ending?