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*I just re-reread this with my 9 HN classes. Every time I read it I am more gobsmacked by how perfectly crafted this novel is - Steinbeck connects everything together so well.
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Just re-read with my World Civ class. Reading it again as an adult - and as a teacher - was fantastic.
Previously reviewed last year
Just re-read with my World Civ class. Reading it again as an adult - and as a teacher - was fantastic.

Somehow I've managed to make it to my third decade without reading this, and I'm glad I've rectified the oversight. A somber tale for sure, but challenges the notion that life arranges itself in tidy packets without forcing awful choices.
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