Reviews

John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath: A Guide to Understanding the Classics by Charlotte A. Alexander, John Steinbeck, Monarch Notes

watoozi's review against another edition

2.0

I was excited to read The Grapes of Wrath, as I recently became a Steinbeck fan and this is perhaps his most famous novel. But I was not impressed. He's a little too narcissistic when he gets in his descriptive mode; I like meat, not flowery appetizers. The plot is merely every other chapter - the in-betweeners are pure scenery. The language is pretty crude, too (which I don't mind overlooking if the plot compensates for it), and about half way through the book I realized I was forcing myself to read it. I wasn't excited about it; there was no page-turning, no voracious need to know what happens next.

I appreciated learning more about the American of that time period (and I did learn a lot), but frankly, I'd rather look it up on Wikipedia.

gamelady's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked the Grapes of Wrath but I was bored with most of the other stories.