Comments on The Grapes of Wrath
~ John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott
Comments (8)
Oct 3, 2010, 5:34 PM
joreader, a 54-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 66-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.”
Mar 31, 2011, 1:28 AM
DavidRP, a 55-year-old man in Providence
“A rash of foreclosures... Hmmm, sounds familiar... and families pack up what they can carry and head west, disintegrating along the way... attacked by the police, the power structures of society... little bailout, if any, back in the day... certainly not what was given to Goldman Sachs... and a man released from prison shall lead the way to Hooverville... a pretty radical book. Well-written, a fictionalized travelogue, I read somewhere recently that Steinbeck didn't think it would grab much attention... Art picks us up and sets us down in another place emotionally.”
Jul 27, 12:35 PM
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Sep 5, 6:35 PM
tiazzigirl, a 65-year-old woman in Phoenixville
“The Joads (and many others) endured with a grim determination unheard of today. It does help to view the film with the performances of Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell in particular. They lend a visual authenticity to Steinbeck's lyrical prose. All in all, a most memorable experience.”
Apr 15, 6:39 AM
blueeyedwitch, a 50-year-old woman in Crete
“I read this years ago. I hope we aren't headed this way again. ;^)”
Apr 23, 10:47 AM
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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!”