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This is another classic that definitely deserves its status as a classic. The story is timeless, yet firmly rooted in its setting. It's so well-written that just the writing is enough of a reason to recommend reading it. The characters are memorable and incredibly real, although not necessarily people I would want to meet in real life. They hope for the same things we all want - a roof over our head we can call our own and people to share it with. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would, r
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I read this book sometime in high school on my own. I decided to give Steinbeck a second chance after being forced to read Grapes of Wrath in junior year and absolutely despising it. It was one of the few books that I ever read that I really disliked. This book, however, is one of my favorites! I never understood how Steinbeck could write so beautifully in such a short little book in this case and ramble on for hundreds of pages about nothing in Grapes of Wrath. This book seriously made me cry
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I actually read this on my own when I was 12 or 13. My dad had a collected works of Steinbeck book and I picked it up while we were on vacation. I think I've re-read it since then but I'm not sure, plus I have all those movie versions floating around in my head too. The only negative thing I'd say about the book is the way it's perpetuated (or maybe it originated here) the notion that people with developmental disabilities are freakishly strong and unaware of their strength and therefore dangero
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Dec 12, 2007
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Apr 27, 2009
Jaime
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