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Summary: Boring
Review: You'll want to use this thick boring book as a nice pillow after reading it for 1 minute.
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Summary: Pretty nifty, if you ask me... which, you didn't...hmm.
Review: I wholeheartedly believe that John Steinbeck had an amazing power of visualzation when he wrote this book. He makes all of the characters individual, but, they all work toward the same end, but from different paths, using their own strategies to overcome the obstacles that confront them.
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Summary: A Masterpiece of Humanity and Spirituality
Review: It is difficult to overstate the impact that this book had on the 16-year-old struggling with his identity that I was when I first read it in 1970. More so than Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men", this masterpiece did so very much to awaken the social consciousness and activism in me. As a native Californian, I had actually been called an "Okie" as a small child but had no context to define the word. The other reviews I read praised the book's portrayal of the Joads to maintain human dignity despite disposession and prejudice that is very tangible. But I love the book for its spirituality as well. The continual references to God are unmistakable! The injustice is easily recognizable because God put His notion of justice in us. The Preacher, the real hero of the story, is sacrificed to the injustice. Sheer poetry, the book is a towering work that loses none of its impact with the passage of years.
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Summary: A great book for Steinbeck fans
Review: This book gave me an excellent portrayal of life during the Great Depression. Steinbeck did a fabulous job of using his simple style and realistic dialogue to represent the life of a working class family during the 30's. I would suggest this book to those who are fans of Steinbeck and enjoy his writing techniques. The reason that I enjoyed this book so much was because I read it on my own to learn more about the Depression.
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Summary: Surprisingly eye-opening
Review: Well, I am currently trying to read the classics and books that everyone says are worthwhile. This one is definitely worthwhile! I wasn't too thrilled to start this one, but was pleasantly surprised by its depth and ability to move me. I'll have to say that after I read Chapter 25, I put the book down in despair, wondering, "Oh my gosh, can I go on reading this?" (Not because it was poor writing, but because it was spectacular writing - read the chapter). Absolutely Recommended.
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Summary: greatest book of the 20th century
Review: I cannot believe anyone would call this book boring. To do so is an act of utter ignorance. As a teenager,I admit that it took me 4 tries to get past the first 5 chapters, but once I did, I could not put it down. The book is one of the greatest works of this century. If it does not stand the test of time, I vow to eat my copy of it. READ IT!
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Summary: WORST BOOK EVER!
Review: Want to fall asleep? This is the book to read
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Summary: don't make me vomit
Review: This book is awful. Lit teachers who force their students to read this repetitive, boring depression era novel are exceptionally cruel. I would recommend gum surgery over this book.
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Summary: As relevant today as it ever was
Review: Steinbeck wrote this book as a political statement and it is still as powerful today as in the 30s. When it was published, it brought national attention to the plight of the migrants. Many of our crops are still picked by migrant workers who work for a pittance - they harvest the abundance of the land but reap poor returns for their pains.
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Summary: awesome
Review: There are authors who cojure wonderful plots, but lack the writing skills to tell it well, and there are authors who can grab you with their writing and need pay very little attention to plot. Steinbeck has created a vivid portrait combining both breath-taking and rough lyricism and a wonderful plot to create a master-piece of American fiction. With this book, Steinbeck has single handedly described what life was for "Okies" and has left no detail left out. For a seventeen year-old to be saying this about THE GRAPES OF WRATH, you know it must be good.
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