Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck Reviews

This famous book appears notable for its portrayal of American history but upon reading I found it set for a long-lasting place in my own memory through the portrayal of the family we follow through the book. Steinbeck is just so deft at dialogue and realism that when he writes and arranges his fiction, the detail and power shine ...  Read the complete review

Labelled with the honourable title The Great American Novel, The Grapes of Wrath, written in 1939 by John Steinbeck was considered by critics as one of the best American novels of all time. The Grapes Of Wrath takes us into the complicated lives of a black sharecroppers family. There struggles, not only as black in a time of the Great Depression ...  Read the complete review

John Steinbeck was born a century ago today, on February 27th, 1902, at 132 Central Avenue, Salinas, California. (Sorry, I don't know the zip code.) The Grapes of Wrath was originally published on March 14th, 1939. Steinbeck's first wife Carol (he married three times) typed out the 200,000 word manuscript, and also came up ...  Read the complete review

Its difficult to contain yourself when writing about Grapes of Wrath. It is a classic. Its subject matter should be depressing, the players in the drama should be suicidal, you should want to give up reading it and leave it; but you won't. Every human emotion is tested, stripped and laid bare. The good the bad and the ugly of the ...  Read the complete review

The best tragedies don't make you cry - they are far too great to resort to cheap heart-string tugging in order to reach their audience. The same is true of the Grapes of Wrath - the trials and disasters faced by the Joad family as they make their way West in search of prosperity and security are enough to bring anbody down. But, like his ...  Read the complete review