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Summary: I hated this book
Review: This, quite frankly, is the worst book I have ever read. I found it short sighted and much to "perfect". There was absolutly no surprize element, the language was prmative, and it was much too unrealistic. If you want to read a good book, do not read this one. I reccomend a more well-rounded steinbeck novel, "Of mice and men", "grapes of wrath", anything but this.
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Summary: is it suitable for people of all ages?
Review: The Pearl is one of the literture book in school and definately, i enjoyed it. It's very expressive and is pretty easy to be understood. But, does people of all ages understands the book? That's another problem as Steinbeck uses slangs and he is very expressive. In one of the sentence in the book, there's a deeper meaning in it. That makes you think whenever you read a sentence to fully understand what Steinbeck is trying to explain. I like the book as it says about racism, about the "blacks" who are not treated fairly. That reminds me of "To kill a mockingbird" by Lee, Harper. He is very expressive, but, I m still not sure if people of all ages will understand the book. But, i would definately hope that they would so to allow more people to enjoy his book which was WONDERFULL!!!
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: My daughter needed this book for an advanced placement literature class, so I ordered it and read it, too. It is such a powerful story of greed, and of being careful what you wish for. I really enjoyed the book, even though it is very thought-provoking, and sad in parts.
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Summary: Simplistic Morality Tale
Review: This book is very simplistic & straightforward. A poor couple have their lives turned upside down when they come into posession of a giant pearl. Their once simple, happy lives are now filled with turmoil. The pearl is symbolic of the "money is the root of all evil" concept. This book didn't teach me anything I didn't already know, and is really best-suited for young people.
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Summary: The Pearl
Review: This book, it was wonderful because although it was in the third-person angle, it still showed the emotions of the characters to a maximum amount of understanding for the average reader. It makes it easier for the reader to comprehend what the characters are thinking, whithout being in the first-person spetrum. This book was good because it was well rounded, and it described everthing with detail, without concentrating on every single thing.
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Summary: Greedy
Review: The Pearl is a timeless classic about how much shame greed brings. It is about an Indian family in the time of Spanish pioneering in the late 1800s in Mexico. They so wanted a fortune that they would do anything for it. One day it comes knocking and eventually tore them apart.
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Summary: The need for greed
Review: After reading the book The Pearl I realized many things. One of the things that I realized is that it is human nature for people to be greedy and it is alright unless you go to far. I think that John Steinbeck did a great job getting the point across. He used a lot of examples of how greed affects our lives. I thought that the plot was well thought out, and it kept you reading on to see what happens next. Steinbeck's characters were also very interesting and likable. He did a good job of linking all the characters under greed and how everyone is affected by it. Even the priest in the novel was greedy. The characters were also very well rounded and had charateristics that I liked and characteristics that i dislike too. I think that the ending was also well thought out. The way that Steinbeck took away all the burrden from Kino and his family. I could not put this book down and enjoyed reading it trimendously.
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Summary: Not Steinbeck's best
Review: I'm a huge fan of Steinbeck and couldn't believe I hadn't read "The Pearl" in high school. So, I bought it at Amazon and wasn't impressed with the book. While some of the author's observations about people, human nature, and towns/communities are really good, this book is somewhat blah. It's based on a Mexican folk tale, so I can't fault Steinbeck for the lack of plot, but something just seems to be missing. I also didn't like the end, it was somewhat gory and made me think "ewww" just like the scenes in the "Red Pony" with the flies buzzing around the pony. There are just times the Steinbeck is gross, I can think of an example from each of his books. You can also get Steinbeck's discriptions of towns as a functional unit in "Sweet Thursday" which is, by far, a better book.
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Summary: _The Pearl_
Review: I have read Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" so I started the book half-knowing what to expect. It took me about 10 pages before I got into the book. Even though it does not grab your attention from the start it gets it around the beginning.I don't like scorpions at all myself; so when the scorpion attacked I was in !!KNOTS!!. The whole time Steinbeck is talking about songs I'm wondering, "What can the meaning of this be." Indeed Steinbeck uses a lot of hidden meanings and foreshadowing in this novel. I was very disappointed in this book as in "Of Mice and Men". The story is fairly exciting but the ending leaves more to be desired. I felt like there was not very much of a good point in the story. Maybe in the meaning, but not in the story. I felt like I was walking in circles as I read this book.
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Summary: Not the best introduction to Steinbeck...
Review: I suppose the fact that I had to read this book for school has sort of tainted my view of it. After spending at least a month disecting what the pearl represented and coming up with way too many questions about Juana, Kino and Coyotito, I pretty much had enough. In fact, I have a friend who screams at the mention of this book, if that is any indicator. Basically, this story talks about a pearl diver named Kino who finds a pearl, which ends up destroying his life. If you're looking for a feel good book, this isn't it. There are a lot of not-so-subtly disguised messages about wealth and it's power to corrupt. In fact, the whole book is practically one big symbolic thing. It is actually pretty interesting to see the underlying messages, because there are so many that once you start looking more and more just jump out at you. I give this book 3 stars because I am confident that, had I read this book on my own, I would have enjoyed it much more and not felt as if I had absolutely analyzed it to death. While it isn't the best book I've ever read, it still does deserve recognition, and if you like symbolism, this is your book.
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