false <![CDATA[The Pearl]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1251085767m/6062688.jpg 5308 96 The story is about a man named Kino his girlfriend Juana and their son coyotito. Coyotito gets stung by a scorpion and is close to death. Kino and Juana bring him to the doctor but the doctor turns them down because they do not have money. 195832 book 1947 The Pearl total:20041|5:2839|4:5873|3:7174|2:2886|1:1269| 20041 66250 23687 1108 3 11 false false Sun Aug 02 07:12:12 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 08:39:11 -0700 2009 I'm convinced that the general besmirchers of Steinbeck are fucktards, asswads, and vibrating pustules.

it's nice as a reader (bad, i guess, as a reviewer) when a writer achieves can-do-no-wrong status. reading steinbeck i feel less distance between the write...more...]]> 4 7 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 09 10:49:43 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 09 12:49:33 -0800 2007
A fisherman, Kino, discovers a large pearl while harvesting oysters with his wife. Believing they are now rich, the fisherman formulates plans that will allow him and his family t...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 23:56:53 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 00:06:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 05:43:50 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 10:14:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:07:32 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 13:30:56 -0700 2009 1
A young family is raised in a private culture which is dominated by 'civilized' people. They have accepted their role in life...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 06:35:22 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 19:30:46 -0700 2009 English 7—Wildcats
Mr. Kilby
May 20, 2009

Pearl Review

This book, The Pearl, was nothing special. The book was a parable, so it did have a lesson, to be careful what you wish for, but many stories do. In this book, a poor family living in Mexico ha...more...]]> 0 2 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 16:09:26 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 04:43:39 -0700 2009 I would rate The Pearl a seven out of ten. I thought that it was overly detailed. And due to having a lot of detail in the book, it got confusing at...more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 13:35:39 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 19:39:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Sep 15 09:19:12 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 09:19:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Feb 22 07:04:02 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:05:43 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 07:04:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 11 00:11:19 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 00:11:33 -0700 2008
Kino and his wife, Juana, have a beautiful baby boy, but one morning he gets stung by a scorpion. He is rushed to the doctor, who will not treat him because they have no form of payment.

The parents get in their boat to look for a...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:19:10 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 11:14:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 22 05:22:54 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 05:22:54 -0700 2009 The Pearl: Review

The pearl, Written by John Steinbeck, published in 1945 is in my opinion a very good school book. The book starts of by grabbing the reader’s attention right away in the first chapter. The first chapter really keeps the reader wanting to read more but then ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 20:03:11 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 20:03:11 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu May 21 18:50:19 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 18:50:19 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 17:31:51 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 17:31:51 -0700 2009 1 There are many classic novels that everyone knows about or has to read in school. The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, is one of those novels. Just because it is written by one of the most famous American authors and is a novel everyone seems to be familiar with doesn’t make it a ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu May 21 17:28:49 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 17:28:49 -0700 2009 5/20/09
Mr.Kilby English 7
“The Pearl” Review

The 1947 Classic, The Pearl was written by John Steinbeck. The pearl is written incredibly by John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck does an amazing job of setting the scene in this book, truly a master piece. It is...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu May 21 16:16:46 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 16:16:46 -0700 2009

The Pearl is a book about a poor family with not very much money. The characters are Kino, Juana and Coyotito. Kino is the husband of Juana and the father of Coyotito. Kino is a diver who dives for fish and oysters sometimes he would pray the one-day he will find a...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 12:21:08 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 12:21:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue May 19 17:21:09 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 17:21:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6062688