People whose profile includes The Grapes of Wrath
~ John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott
MonicaY
~ 27-year-old woman in Murfreesboro, NC
The Grapes of Wrath
“I think this book might be my literary first love. Epic, devastating, beautiful.”
Motherless Brooklyn
“It's got humor, mystery, but uses an unlikely protagonist to touch something very real...”
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.”
IAMSEXYANDSWEET
~ 32-year-old man in St. John's, Canada
The Grapes of Wrath
“brilliant masterpiece. I was hooked.”
The Holy Bible
“Honestly, I started reading it in afull and sincere way a week ago, and it is so rich in what it says. You don't have to be a...”
steeltraincoming
~ 27-year-old man in Colorado Springs, CO
The Grapes of Wrath
“Perhaps this book describes better than any other the function of man.”
The Great Gatsby
“...a single green light, minute and faraway, that might have been the end of a dock.”
thepageturner
~ 30-year-old woman in Silverdale, WA
The Grapes of Wrath
“Reading this book was like drinking a fine wine. I devoured it so quickly, I could practically feel the words dribbling down my...”
Me Talk Pretty One Day
“I had the opportunity to meet David Sedaris on my birthday a few years ago. He said I was enchanting, and he gave me a bar of...”
Sofie
~ 34-year-old woman in Wichita Falls, TX
The Grapes of Wrath
“I read this book for the first time in high school and it became one of my favorite books.”
Miranda
~ 53-year-old woman in Van Nuys, CA
The Grapes of Wrath
“I finished this, sobbing, for the first time while on Kos, a Greek Island, in 1980. Nobody writes powerful moral literature like...”
Wind, Sand and Stars
“I have been in love with Saint-Exupery for decades. I even wrote a well-received screenplay about him. He was, and still is, a...”
chooseurownadventure
~ 26-year-old man in Los Angeles, CA
The Grapes of Wrath
“reading this with the great gatsby. wow.”
The Great Gatsby
“reading this with grapes of wrath.. wow.”
JimNYC62
~ 49-year-old man in New York, NY
The Grapes of Wrath
“My high school English teacher nearly ruined this book for me. Or perhaps it was just above my teenage sensibilities. Either way,...”
War and Peace
“It took me six months to finish it, but what an experience! Is it the best novel ever written? That's up for debate. But it's...”
Juledub
~ 27-year-old woman in Chicago, IL
The Grapes of Wrath
“One of my favorite books.”
Hot, Flat, and Crowded
“Important book arguing for a true green revolution.”
