It's basically the Communist Manifesto in novel form. Steinbeck takes a fictional family and just keeps heaping on humiliation and exploitation onto them. It's far too melodramatic for my taste, as well.
But in keeping with my rather accidental tradition, I haven't read this most famous of his novels. Maybe I should just avoid it and save my feeling for the man?
My friend's sister let me borrow The Grapes of Wrath. It's not my niche.
- 11/11/2010 01:41:11 PM
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I mentioned it as one of the books I hate, so I'm not exactly unbiased.
- 11/11/2010 02:54:03 PM
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I've really dug Steinbeck up to this point.
- 12/11/2010 03:21:17 AM
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I agree with Tom.
- 11/11/2010 03:01:46 PM
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I'm jumping on the bandwagon as well. I would go for something else instead. *NM*
- 11/11/2010 09:49:55 PM
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Is it worth the try? That depends.
- 11/11/2010 05:00:18 PM
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Re: All these people telling you not to read it means you should read it! *NM*
- 13/11/2010 01:45:15 PM
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