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This was my second read of this iconic novel. I put it on my favorites shelf the first time and it remains there upon reread. Steinbeck speaks to me. His characters are rich, textured, flawed, nuanced and real. The history and culture he writes about is of a time and place that most of us do not understand very well. This book makes me cry. It makes me sad. It makes me think. This book is about what one human can do to another, and that can be devastating. There are so many moments that will sti
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On the 22nd of March 2017 I finished reading for the first time my first Steinbeck novel. On the 18th of April 2017 I finished my fifth (The Grapes of Wrath) Steinbeck novel. Each book I have loved a little more than the last, and with each one I read I love Steinbeck a little more. Truly, I am a bit obsessed. He writes with such simplicity, and develops the characters with so much heart that I love each of them. They linger in my thoughts. I cry when they experience the tragedies of life -- and
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I thought I had read this years ago, but I realized I never did. The best book by far that I've read in a long time, and the message is still relevant to our economic conditions today. Loved it!
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