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The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)
by John Steinbeck
from Penguin (Non-Classics)

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A reunion with old friends
  I read Grapes of Wrath in my late teens, and just didn't get what all of the fanfare was about. I liked the characters, but I didn't fully appreciate what Steinbeck was trying to do.
  Flash forward a few decades -- I picked it up again a couple of weeks ago, and read it in two sittings. I was completely captivated. Not only did the Joads come to life, but their circumstances, their defeats and their successes, resonated with realism. Rather than being relegated to the dusty "classics" shelf, this book... more info

• A moving story...
  Lin Bentolila, a dear friend, gave me this book for my birthday 08 and I finally finished it and also saw the DVD movie version. Both gave me a rare view into a time in America that I knew little about. Published in 1939, the Grapes of Wrath is about the brutal and sad time people had to live... shall we say struggle through... and for the lucky some... survive during those days.
  I learned that back then people entered into agricultural agreements where they did not own the land but were allowed by the... more info

• Try it again if you hated it in high school.
  This book will make you look around with open eyes. I highly recommend reading this book, even if you hated it in high school. A person cannot appreciate hardship if you are a young adult that has everything you need, and a lot of times whatever you want. As an adult, I was able to absorb much more of the true meaning of this book. The Grapes of Wrath will change your way of thinking about what is truly important in life.

• Audio Grapes of Wrath
  I purchased this for my 17 year old daughter. She has a reading disability and they are reading it in her English class. It has been very helpful to her!

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