The Grapes of Wrath
~ John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott
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A few people whose profile includes this book
onze_douze
~ 26-year-old woman in Brooklyn, NY
The Grapes of Wrath
“I still remember exactly where I was when I finished this book, and that my first thought upon closing it was just, "No way."”
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“As an undergrad I wrote an essay about the way in which the spectacle is for the spectator. I suppose this is quite obvious, but...”
100000words
~ 33-year-old man in Jackson, MS
The Grapes of Wrath
“A story about capitalism as told by the people whose sacrifices make it possible. Dark, courageous, charged with meaning.”
One Hundred Years of Solitude
“It's the story of humanity—how we find love and purpose in a world that we can neither control nor understand.”
LarissaC
~ 24-year-old woman in Portland, OR
The Grapes of Wrath
“My favorite book from high school English.”
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“I was in love with this book immediately. Its full of philosophy, Tolstoy references, and has a shocking conclusion.”
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A few comments on The Grapes of Wrath (6)
Oct 3, 2010, 5:34 PM
joreader, a 53-year-old woman in Jacksonville
“I love John Steinbec as well. One of the forgotten American Novelists of a very important period in history.”
Jan 7, 2011, 9:02 AM
ilovebooks, a 65-year-old woman in Irvine
“This book is a masterpiece. When I read it, I did not know how Steinbeck could complete it in any way that was true to the book but didn't make me want to go out and commit suicide. He did it though, conveying so much by the single act of Rose of Sharon that it just blew me away.
One funny story about it. A friend was studying in Paris and had to read this book, which is called Les Raisins en colere in French. A girl from Brooklyn who was in the class, and who had a heavy New Yawhk accent, kept asking why they were reading a book about the angry raisins.
If you liked this book, you might like The Cellist of Sarajevo. Also in a class by itself.”
Aug 1, 2010, 1:55 AM
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emmaleth, a 28-year-old woman in Fresno
“You are so so sooooooo right! John Steinbeck should be the patron saint of social workers. He wrote a lot of his works about the area I live in and never realized that the very issues he writes about came back full circle in the area. Thanks for that insight, I might just share it with coworkers!”