The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck

496 pages • first pub 1939 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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April 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the first Viking hardcover publication of Steinbeck’s crowning literary achievementFirst published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize–winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration...

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Community Reviews

3.77
based on 52,515 reviews

Moods

sad: 77%

emotional: 69%

reflective: 56%

dark: 49%

challenging: 47%

tense: 28%

adventurous: 24%

informative: 20%

hopeful: 16%

inspiring: 14%

funny: 3%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
61% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

17% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
30% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

59% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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N/A

Loveable characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

34% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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