The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition) - John Steinbeck

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Manufacturer : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release date : 8 January 2002
ISBN-10 : 0142000663 | ISBN-13 : 9780142000663

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Forced from their home, the Joad family is lured to California to find work; instead they find disillusionment, exploitation, and hunger.

Written by

John Steinbeck

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gvandyk1

Not convinced

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Apr 16 12:58

I tried putting in the time on this and actually trudged through 100 pages (twice as far as I usually go with a book I'm not impressed with) but I just couldn't get into it.
I admit that Steinbeck has a literary style all his own and it's decent, but the characters seem flat; the dialogue is atrocious; and the reader's sympathy is constantly confused: who are we rooting for?

Seriously, why is this so famous?

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