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John Steinbeck (1902-1968) is one of America’s greatest writers and is a Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 1962. I must confess, though, that this is the first time I read a book by him, all thanks to Jzhun who kept on raving about how wonderful a writer John Steinbeck is. I bought my copy of this book for only Php17.00 from Booksale, but certainly this book is worth a thousand more than its price.
I did a little bit of research about John Steinbeck and learned that this author is known for th ...more
I did a little bit of research about John Steinbeck and learned that this author is known for th ...more
Aug 26, 2009
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I had to read this book in school, and I actually ended up really liking it. That's rare, at school. I loved it, and it taught a great lesson, too. I want to re-read this book, because we read it in class and I can't truly enjoy a book while people stutter and screw up the words.
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For such a short book, this took me rather a long time to read. I found it amazingly powerful and disturbing. It's based on a Mexican folk tale, but perhaps only Steinbeck could've told it with such force and beauty.
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Oct 31, 2009
Heather (DeathByBook)
marked it as to-read
Dec 21, 2009
Angela Randall
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Kristy
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Lindsay
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