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The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck

Start date: July 1, 2015

Finish date: July 31, 2015

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Sep 11, 2016 Michael Finocchiaro rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Steinbeck's classic blew me away again with the power of its vision, the depth of its character, and the realism of its dialogs. I also rewatched the movie and found it to be relatively faithful to the book. A few things were dropped (the Wilsons, Noah's leaving, the pathos-laden ending with Rosasharon in the farmhouse) and a few things were swapped around (the government camp and the peach camp), but Henry Fonda did a perfect performance as the interesting Tom Joad whose character arc goes from ...more

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Jul 04, 2017 Henry rated it it was amazing

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One of the great novels of the Twentieth Century. I first read it as a high school senior and never forgot its searing impact on me as a seventeen year old. Now reading it again 56 years later I fully understand why.

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