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What can I possibly add to what has been written on The Grapes of Wrath already? There is no way that I can add any novel insights or angle, so I will just commit my personal impressions on paper.
I did like this work a lot, but the last three chapters (and the ending) somewhat disappointed, and though I do understand the Joad family are simply a vehicle to convey the larger picture, the insistence on certain aspect, most notably the tireless laboriousness of the men, the utter goodness of each m ...more
I did like this work a lot, but the last three chapters (and the ending) somewhat disappointed, and though I do understand the Joad family are simply a vehicle to convey the larger picture, the insistence on certain aspect, most notably the tireless laboriousness of the men, the utter goodness of each m ...more
"The Grapes of Wrath" has been criticised for being too sentimental and having Communistic overtones. Yes, there is a certain sentiment in this book but it is hardly a serious problem. In fact it may be necessary to leaven the darkness that pervades much of it.
As to being "Communist", one can hardly take that seriously as a literary criticism of this novel. Steinbeck does show the violence of the establishment forces, but if one examines the social history of the depression years then perhaps a ...more
As to being "Communist", one can hardly take that seriously as a literary criticism of this novel. Steinbeck does show the violence of the establishment forces, but if one examines the social history of the depression years then perhaps a ...more
Jul 12, 2013
Rachel Yuska
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
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historical-fiction
Aug 08, 2013
Katie
rated it
really liked it
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historical-fiction,
classic-lit
Aug 13, 2015
Arctic
marked it as to-read
Jan 31, 2019
Sarah
marked it as to-read
