Reviews

The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck

since68's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Steinbecks last novel, doesn’t disappoint. A dark look into what it is to be a man. 

chigby22's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

darla78's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

avidreadr's review against another edition

5.0

Steinbeck is the GOAT

efitz10's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

xystophi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

allie8973's review

1.0

Four words: pert breasts, proud fanny
One more word: misogyny 
Chalk full of boring dialogue, long meandering moralistic inner descriptions and two dimensional characters. The underlying idea? Good. Execution? Boring.

emzapk's review against another edition

4.0

"Men don't get knocked out, or I mean they can fight back against the big things. What kills them is erosion; they get nudged into failure. They get slowly scared."

At this point my list of favorite literary quotes is overwhelmingly Steinbeck. He's a master both of pithy nuggets of wisdom and of storytelling.

scorcheded's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

charleki's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5