The Pearl

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Summary: it was boring
Review: i did not like the book it had no plot i fell asleep during reading the stupid book we sould have never read it. i feel stupider because i did

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Summary: Great Writing
Review: The pearl is full of symbolism, metaphor and irony. It can be read again and again. Each time the reader can find more beautiful language. It is shocking on first reading; on the second and third, the reader can notice how Steinbeck uses his knowledge of the natural life of Baja California and the Gulf of California to illuminate the story. If you were forced to read The Pearl in 8th grade, try it again. It improves with age.

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Summary: In depth and symbolic!!!
Review: To begin with, this parable has a stunnig array of realism, symbolism, and allegorical nature all pocessed together as one. If you enjoy thinking about the deep meanings in a book, this one is for you! It takes a great deal of analyzing to fully understand the depth of this work. Many people did not enjoy this book because they simple read over it without purusing what each act of nature, or the flatness of each character to the modern day people. The symbolism is prominent if one is looking for it. Steinbeck states at the beginning that "If this story is a parable, perhaps everyone takes his own meaning from it and reads his own life into it." In other words, this story is to be INTERPRETED. It is not to be read as escape literature. In this case, the reader would find the simple plot structure listless and pedestrian. I recomend anyone who enjoys interpretive literature to look into this one, i found it very captivating. On the other hand, if escape literature is your cup of tea, this book may not hold your interest.

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Summary: Save yourself some mind-sprain, don't read this
Review: This book would probably only be good for those who like short books and easy reads. My option is that it would be even easier to not read it at all since it has no real plot. How many times can you be stabbed or clubbed and still live?

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Summary: A poor man finds a pearl and gets rich.
Review: A family in Mexico is very poor and their baby gets stung by a scorpion. The wife prays that they will find a huge pearl so they can pay the doctor to heal their baby. they find the pearl and more comes bad comes to them than they thought.

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Summary: This book contains powerful messages
Review: I found this to be an excellent read. It tells the story of how a simple fisherman's happy existence is tragically changed through the discovery of a pearl of great value. Kino is determined to use the pearl to make a better life for himself and his family. Despite the fears of his wife, he refuses to see the enemies that the possesion of the pearl creates for him or how the pearl changes him for the worse. It takes the ultimate tragedy to finally bring Kino to his senses...

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Summary: English Exam, Thats ALL
Review: Well how should I put this, the book was OK didn't really much appeal to me, although not many books really do. I don't recomend his book as it just drags on to much, I mean come on how many times does Kino actually get hit, killed, or beaten senseless, it went way off its head.

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Summary: BORING
Review: he needs to develop on the plot. My first impression of the book was BORING.But if you are th boring kind of boring person then this sthe book for you.

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Summary: Do yourself a favor: DON'T READ IT!!!
Review: As a reader of this book, I found it very, how should I say this, boring. Maybe the only exciting part of it was about the child, the rest was pretty much monotone. I mean no excitment nevertheless interest whatsoever. And all the other books by this author are exactly the same. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!

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Summary: This book teaches a couple of good lessons.
Review: Although this book is small, as many have observed, its conciseness makes its messages easy to understand. The book is an example of how people of certain groups attribute bad happenings to the attempt of changing their position in society. It could also be an example of how peoples' lives change when they put too much faith in material wealth. I think the book teaches excellent lessons and should be read by everyone.