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The Grapes of Wrath
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April 1, 2012
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April 30, 2012
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Henry Avila
Dec 26, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
During the bleakness of the dry, dust bowl days as the suffocating particles fall everywhere ...you can't breathe... in your nose, eyes, clothes, food, house, the darkness at noon unable to see the Sun during a dust storm, the top soil flying away carried by the winds never to return in the Depression, when people ... farmers lost their homes and land to the banks incapable to repay their loans , (no crops no money) symbolized by the Joad family of Oklahoma in the 1930's . Seeing black and white ...more
Karine
Sep 12, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
'Ik kan geen dankgebed meer zeggen zoals vroeger. Ik ben blij om de heiligheid van 't ontbijten. Ik ben blij dat hier liefde is. Dat is alles.' (p 105)

' Ook niet dopen. Ik ga in het veld werken, op het groene veld, ik wil onder de mensen zijn. Ik wil proberen ze iets te leren. Ik wil proberen zelf iets te leren. Ik wil leren waarom de mensen in het gras wandelen, ik wil ze horen praten, ik wil ze horen zingen. Ik wil luisteren naar kinderen die hun pap eten. Ik wil luisteren naar man en vrouw al
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Whitney
Nov 05, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: history, fiction
I knew Steinbeck would not fail me. Superb. One of the greatest books I've ever read, and will stay with me always. ...more
Amy
Jun 27, 2012 rated it liked it
I know this is a classic and I have thoroughly enjoyed Steinbeck's writing style, however it was difficult for me to focus on the story and actually finish. ...more
Charlotte Fiehn
Jun 20, 2012 rated it really liked it
I am generally a fan of Steinbeck and I started reading this with the sense that East of Eden was one of the best American novels out there; Steinbeck, consequently, one of the best American novelists. I was somewhat disappointed, though, that this was the book to win the Pulitzer and not East of Eden, which I think is the superior novel for a variety of reasons.
Frances
Oct 04, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Wow wow wow. fuldstændig fantastisk. Det er helt utroligt. Jeg kan VIRKELIG godt lide Steinbeck!

Det er en bog jeg helt sikkert vil læse igen, igennem hele bogen er der en stemning af at det bare ikke kommer til at gå godt, og det er først på den sidste side at man føler at det nok skal gå. Det er bare perfekt. tænk hvor meget en sætning kan gøre.

Lisa
Jun 25, 2011 rated it liked it
I really liked this book. I read several of his in a row. East of Eden and Mice and Men. Also very good. Sad though...
Melanie
Jul 01, 2011 marked it as to-read-classics
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Chuck
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