Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 15: #wrathsnack #roadsiderestaurant #thatscenewiththecandythough #sliceoflife #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover @lauraisntwilder 17h

Bklover You‘d think with all that extra coming in from the truck drivers Mae could give the guy a loaf of bread. I know she was ok with the boys, but I still wouldn‘t call her generous. Thank goodness Al is there. Does anyone else think A-I when they see the name Al? Every time. 16h

Bklover Oh, and if you didn‘t know- IITYWYBAD is “ If I tell you will you buy another drink”. I didn‘t know. 16h

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BarbaraJean After all that with the bread, then the boys and the candy! 🥹 @Bklover I‘m with you on the name “Al.” Every single time! I used A-I (not Al) to look up the acronym because I had no idea. 😆 16h

Bookwormjillk @Bklover yes on the AI 16h

SamAnne My favorite chapter so far! 15h

TheAromaofBooks Despite Mae being kind of stingy with the bread, this chapter overall felt like a look on the more hopeful side of things - I loved the way the truckers covered all the expenses when they left. 14h

lil1inblue @SamAnne Mine too! Also, based on past interactions with truckers at vatious jobs, I can confirm that they're so kind. 11h

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 14: #wrathsnacks #tractors #deep #hashtagbrigade

lil1inblue I think I highlighted the majority of this #wrathsnack 2d

SamAnne Love that photo. 2d

BarbaraJean “…the quality of owning freezes you forever into ‘I,‘ and cuts you off forever from the ‘we.‘” 🎯 1d

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 13: #devastatingchapter #thisquotespoketome #anyway #travelbegins #granmasleepingintheouthouse 🤣 #poorpup #winfieldtookithard #sweetboy #movingon #stoppingforthenight #meetthewilsons #ripgramps #pooroldguy #roadsidefuneral #decisionsmade #sairyissick #poorsairy #somuchheartbreak #staytuned #wrathsnacktomorrow #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Whenever they have conversations like that I think of Fival Goes West “There are no cats in America and the streets are made of cheese.” Sad chapter but I‘m glad they teamed up with the other family. That seems smart. 3d

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk it‘s a genius plan, i hope it works out 3d

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ElizaMarie Glad you highlighted that quote. It spoke to me too ;) 3d

SamAnne Lord this chapter. 3d

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk I loved the kindness and community spirit with the other family so much. It made the chapter easier to process. 2d

lil1inblue You are on point with the quotes you're picking. It's always something I highlighted, too. #greatminds 😘🤌🏻 2d

lauraisntwilder The dog and Grampa in the same chapter and it's only their first day on the road. Ouch. 2d

Bklover Well, that was awful. Poor dog. Poor Granpa. Oh, and they make me nervous every time they talk about their orange trees and little white house they‘re planning on. This doesn‘t seem like a HEA book, at least so far! 2d

BarbaraJean This quote stood out to me, too—and the next part: “If I go ahead on all of ‘em, it‘s too much.” Wise words from Ma. Also: I was all worried about the turtle and now this. 👴🏻🐶😭 2d

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SamAnne

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

I went into a rabbit hole on Hudson Super-Sixes, the car that the Joads convert. It was an early version, probably a 1926, pictured here intact and not turned into a truck! They used a 1926 in the movie. #hashtagebrigade @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Can you even imagine squeezing all those people into that? Even with the conversion! 4d

Suet624 Thanks for the visual. 4d

Bookwormjillk Thanks. Looks very Great Gatsby. 4d

lil1inblue Wow. The visual is fascinating. That make-shift truck bed couldn't have been that big! 😮 4d

AnnCrystal 🤩💝. 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 12: #wrathsnack #backtoback #route66 #moreswindlers #goodpeopletoo #suchhardship #staytuned #joadstomorrow #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Good morning! Steinbeck had it in for those used car dealers and mechanics. 4d

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk he really did! #whohurtyoujohn 4d

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ElizaMarie At the dealership now getting my tires changed :) 4d

lil1inblue @ElizaMarie 😅 4d

lil1inblue I'm slightly annoyed that the pattern of one #wrathsnack and then one Joad chapter is ruined. 😂 I appreciated the second to last paragraph in this chapter... We needed some #goodpeopletoo! 4d

BarkingMadRead @lil1inblue it definitely felt weird, it should be 1 and 1 and nothing else 🤣 4d

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 11: #wrathsnack #naturetakingover #shortshortchapter #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk So today I learned there are only supposed to be 30 chapters in this book but for some reason mine has 50 something. And that's why I am so behind all the time. I feel so relieved. I thought I was imagining having read each day's chapter 😂Anyway I'm caught up now. 5d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk that‘s crazy! 5d

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Bklover Love the photo!!😂😂 4d

BarkingMadRead @Bklover #mygooglegameisstrong 4d

Crinoline_Laphroaig I think I seen that house out in western Oklahoma where my grandparents lived. 4d

lil1inblue I feel bad for the cats. 😿😹 4d

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BarbaraJean

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

“Once, after a meeting, while she was still speaking in tongues, she fired both barrels of a shotgun at her husband, ripping one of his buttocks nearly off, and after that he admired her and did not try to torture her as children torture bugs.”

Wait, WHAT?! 😳😂
#HashtagBrigade

BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead 🤣🤣🤣 5d

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 10: #preppingtoleave #sellingofftheteam #poorpigs #loadingthetruck #drugginggramps #asonedoes #peaceoutmuley #feedthosedogs #willtombreakparole #staytuned #afterawrathsnack #hashtagbrigade

SamAnne So many good passages in this chapter! 6d

Bookwormjillk There were a lot of great passages. The highlight function on my kindle is working overtime. 6d

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willaful I'm not sure I can keep reading, I'm so stressed out already. 6d

KAO So good. I‘m grateful to be able to take my time with these passages. 6d

Bklover I love the quote you posted!! 6d

ElizaMarie Gramps is gonna be sooo mad!!!! 😡 5d

lil1inblue What a great passage. I'm worried about Muley. 5d

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 9: #wrathsnack #rubberplant #devastating #leavingitallbehind #howdoyouevenchoose #theyhadsolittle #backtothejoadstomorrow #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bklover “How will we know it‘s us without our past?” 🥺 7d

willaful Another excruciating chapter. Steinbeck really paints a picture.

(It brought up some painful memories of my childhood, when we were very nomadic and I always had to leave stuff behind, and then there's now when I worry about whether we should be emigrating. Not the my life has been anything like this hard.) 7d

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ElizaMarie I felt so sad for the kiddos with having to leave their things. Every space counts and having to justify what would and would not make the cut matters. 6d

KAO This chapter reminded me of the estate sale that I stopped by this weekend. It struck me as so very sad to see all of these seemingly random items as well as apparently once treasured collectibles left behind. I had so many questions about who lived there and what circumstances brought about the need for this sale, but I didn‘t speak to anyone about it and left—with one little garden decoration ($4) ready to start a new life in my yard. 6d

lil1inblue @Bklover That quote... 😭 6d

lil1inblue I'm glad this is a buddy read, because I couldn't handle this book alone. 6d

Bklover @lil1inblue Me too! I need the humor in this group just so I can read this stuff! 6d

Bklover @willaful 🩷🩷 6d

Bookwormjillk Finally caught up. This was a rough chapter. 6d

SamAnne Forgot exactly how rough this novel could be!!! 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 8: #homewiththefamily #whoallaskifhebrokeout #surprisemama #grampsisapieceofwork #catchuponthegossip #timetoselleverythingandgo #buttomcantgo #nowwhat 🤷🏻‍♀️ #alwantstobejustliketom #exceptfortheparole 🤣 #boys 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

rubyslippersreads Charley Grapewin, who played Grandpa, was also Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz. 1w

BarkingMadRead @rubyslippersreads that‘s so cool! 1w

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Bklover Noah is such a sad character. And poor Uncle John, living with all that guilt. At least we have Grampa to lighten things up! 1w

willaful @Bklover yeah, kind of fascinated by trying to diagnose him. What a strange story. 1w

lil1inblue #grampacrackedmeup 1w

willaful Anyone notice how much they call things “her“? We still do it a bit in English but not nearly so often. 1w

dabbe @rubyslippersreads He was! Thanks for that tidbit! 😍 1w

ElizaMarie Love how the daddy was so excited to trick his wife. The playfulness and joy of seeing Tom was so adorable. 6d

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 7: #goodusedcars #cheatsandliars #somethingsneverchange #staytuned #palatecleanser #niceeasychapter #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk Some things never change indeed. 1w

TheAromaofBooks I was honestly laughing, like apparently slimy used car salesmen appeared out of thin air as soon as used cars existed 😂 1w

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ElizaMarie I hate this! How true it is to swindle and cheat people. 1w

Crinoline_Laphroaig So what do we call these chapters that don't follow Tom Jobe but give overview of the world of the story? 1w

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig that‘s a good question! We definitely need a hashtag for it! 1w

willaful @TheAromaofBooks LOL!

Spider Robinson has a story about people doing good in the world and the form they choose is to sell actually good used cars! 1w

dabbe @Crinoline_Laphroaig @BarkingMadRead Here's a few hashtag suggestions for the parts that don't contain the Joads but contain history:
#wrathsnack #grapeless #joadfree #dustbreak #dustdetour 1w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe omg I love these! Especially #wrathsnack 🤣 1w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Snack as in “gotta have more knowledge!“ 🤣 1w

lil1inblue @TheAromaofBooks I was laughing a bit, myself. 😅 1w

lil1inblue @dabbe @BarkingMadRead I'm obsessed with #wrathsnack 😘🤌🏻 Also a big fan of #grapeless 🤣 1w

dabbe @lil1inblue 🤣😘🤣 1w

Bklover I‘m not sure what I was expecting, but a used car salesman wasn‘t it! #wrathsnack 1w

BarbaraJean I just caught up and had been puzzling over #wrathsnack until I came back to the comments here 😂😂 @dabbe That hashtag is 💯 (edited) 4d

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Bookwormjillk

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

Train delays equal more reading time I guess.

britt_brooke That‘s the right attitude! 🙂 1w

BookmarkTavern Silver lining! 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 6: #thehouseisempty #poortom #muleyshowsupwithalllllthenews #thefamilyisatuncleohns #butfirst #dinnerandarompinthecorn #hidingfromthelaw #campingout #offtojohnstomorrow #staytuned #andbewarethebabyeatingpigs #hashtagbrigade

lil1inblue #thatbabyeatingpig #imsorrywhatnow Also, I'm quite glad this is only a chapter a day. #sobleak 1w

willaful @lil1inblue seriously! 1w

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I was so glad the Turtle was safe! And then the poor rabbit. That was enough. I stopped reading and will start with tomorrow's chapter. 1w

ElizaMarie @lil1inblue me too!!!! I think I‘d be super bummed if I pushed through this one 1w

Bklover 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢👍 1w

lauraisntwilder Don't know what I did to deserve reading about that pig in this chapter and a scene with leeches in it in a different book on the same day. 😳 1w

Bklover 🐇🔥🍽️👎 1w

BarkingMadRead @lauraisntwilder are you reading both of those books with me? 😳 1w

lauraisntwilder @BarkingMadRead No! Definitely wasn't blaming you in any way. I'm reading The Ladies of Missalonghi. Did you read about leeches yesterday, too? My sympathies!

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BarkingMadRead @lauraisntwilder I‘m reading the Body, they made the movie Stand By Me based on the book, and there‘s a scene with leeches

The Body

lauraisntwilder @BarkingMadRead That's in my TBR. I'll get to it one day. 1w

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 5: #devastatingchapter #somuchsadness #somuchunfairness #morejoadsinthenextchapter #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

KAO This chapter makes me so sad. Such helplessness in the face of devastating loss. 2w

willaful This kind of infuriated me because it made me so aware of history rhyming. These books are full of accumulated wisdom and yet we keep doing the same things over and over. Reading it at this very moment in history really drives it home. 2w

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BarkingMadRead @willaful 💯💯 2w

SamAnne @willaful exactly. We continue to relive it. One of my clearest memories of high school is our amazing English teacher have us read this. Context: redneck timber town highschool mid-80s. All of us were “whew glad that doesn‘t happen anymore.” And then she showed us a documentary on the plight of orchard workers in CA in relatively current times. Have never forgotten. (edited) 2w

Bookwormjillk @willaful yup 2w

willaful @SamAnne I'm glad you had such a good teacher. 2w

BarbaraJean @willaful My thoughts exactly. All the bank stuff. All the faceless non-human/inhuman entities. All the shifting of blame. 😡 (edited) 2w

dabbe @willaful @SamAnne Same here! 🧡🍁💛 2w

lil1inblue @willaful 🎯🎯🎯 1w

lil1inblue @SamAnne What a powerful lesson. And what an amazing teacher. 💓 1w

SamAnne @willaful @dabbe @lil1inblue Raise a glass to Eleanor Dinkins. She terrified me at first. Then I loved her. And what a treat to get to know her when I was an adult. Even in my conservative red neck timber town, what freedom our teachers had to teach us! The 80s. Now I raise a glass to all the teachers out there doing the difficult work under difficult circumstances. I always thought it would get better, not worse. 1w

dabbe @SamAnne I always took it as a compliment when I student would tell me that I terrified them ... at first. And I always waited for the magic word “But“ ... music to my ears! Here's to you, Eleanor Dinkins! 🍸 1w

ElizaMarie This chapter gutted me. @davbe - I am sure you are one of those teachers people still talk about :) @SamAnne you are right back when we were in school I felt teachers were able to be so much more truthful now- it‘s walking on egg shells 1w

lil1inblue @SamAnne Here's to Eleanor Dinkins! 💓🍸💓 My Ms. Dinkins was Mr. Joe Locascio. Teachers are so amazing. 1w

lil1inblue @dabbe I think I would have loved having you as a teacher. I can see hints of it in the buddy reads you host. 💓💓💓 1w

dabbe @ElizaMarie In both positive and negative ways! I didn't anoint myself as #crabbyabbe for nothing! 🤣🤣🤣 1w

dabbe @lil1inblue You are too kind. I can sometimes come across as too teachery! 🤣😍🤣 1w

SamAnne @dabbe new adverb . Teachery! 1w

dabbe @SamAnne 🤪🤣😘 1w

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willaful

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

We're sorry. It's not us. It's the monster. The bank isn't like a man.

Yes, but the bank is only made of men.

No, you're wrong there--quite wrong there. The bank is something else than men. It happens that every man in a bank hates what the bank does, and yet the bank does it.

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 4: #jimcasy #tomtakestheturtle #iwasworriedhewasgonnamakesoup #nope #agiftforhissibs #awwww #meetsjimcasyontheroad #interestingdude #losthissperit #lotsoffuninthegrassthough #philosophicaldiscussion #thenbackontheroad #thepigstorythough 🐷 #thehouseisempty #poortom #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

ElizaMarie GEEZE that former preacher! Ha! I loved his rationalization of his sex life :) We aren't too far in, and again, I am going in blind, so I have no clue whats going on, but its odd. I am looking forward to keep reading and exploring where the story takes us! 2w

BarkingMadRead @elizamarie I‘ve started it but not finished it, so I‘ll be curious in a little while 🤣 the writing is beautiful but it‘s such a sad story so far! 2w

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm glad nothing happened to the turtle. Anymore turtle meaness and I'm out. 2w

Bookwormjillk This was the only assigned reading in High School I actually finished. I‘ve read it a few times since. But since I have a Swiss cheese brain when it comes to what I‘ve read I don‘t remember the details. 2w

Cuilin Ok I was this 🤏 close to DNFing but something happened when he started talking about being in prison that made me interested. Especially the guy who returned because life was better in prison then out. Sticking with it for now. 2w

willaful I was fascinated by this chapter. I think the Preacher's take has a lot to be said fo it.

But I'm so worried about the poor turtle! Even if he's meant for a pet, I fear he wil wind up food. 2w

dabbe Jim Casey. Initials JC. Just like ... 🧐 2w

BarkingMadRead @dabbe 💯 2w

SamAnne @dabbe could catch. Yes. I enjoyed this chapter. Oh that poor turtle! 2w

lil1inblue @willaful I, too, was intrigued by the preacher's viewpoint. Especially when combined with the JC initial observation that @dabbe pointed out! 2w

lil1inblue I'm way too invested in the turtle. 2w

Bklover @Crinoline_Laphroaig @lil1inblue I agree! This turtle business is making me crazy. 2w

lauraisntwilder The story about stealing the house! 😂 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 3: #pleasetellmeimnottheonlyonestressingoveraturtle #somuchbeautifulwriting #shortchapter #staytunedfortherealstory #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig People who hit turtles on purpose are evil 2w

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig 💯💯💯 2w

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Cuilin I‘ll admit it, I‘m glad this was a short chapter cause I‘m not yet connecting with this book. 2w

lil1inblue #youarenottheonlyonestressingoveraturtle I gasped audibly when he got hit. 2w

BarbaraJean I was SO invested in the turtle. Relief when the first car missed him. Shocked when the truck swerved to intentionally hit him! Relief again when he made it across. I‘m going to need future turtle updates, Steinbeck. 2w

SamAnne I‘m looking forward to this reread. I‘ve also been doing a slow read of East of Eden. I‘m on a 6 week road trip and have traveled through southern Central Valley, the orange groves, Visalia, where Steinbeck traveled and spent in before writing GOW. 2w

SamAnne And I loved a chapter devoted to the trials and tribulations of a turtle. Perseverance! 2w

lauraisntwilder I tried to read this once WAY before I was ready and didn't finish. It's been so long that I'd just about convinced myself that I made up the turtle chapter! I've since read and enjoyed East of Eden, so I should give this one another try 2w

BarkingMadRead @lauraisntwilder would you like me to add you to the tag list? We are reading a chapter a day, and the first few were very short! It would be easy to catch up 2w

lauraisntwilder @BarkingMadRead Sure! Thanks! 2w

willaful So shocked! People, ugh. 2w

willaful I guess it makes a great metaphor though. 2w

Bklover Poor turtle. 🐢 but he‘s hanging on! 2w

ElizaMarie Because he writes so beautifully, I was totally invested in this turtle. Also, people are shitty 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 2: #tomjoad #hitchhiking #headedhomefromtheslammer #homicide #maybedontbragmyguy #poortruckdriver 🤣 #awkard #stilllovingthebeautifulwriting #driverisntoptomisticaboutjoadsfarm #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover 2w

Bookwormjillk Not gonna lie I loved the way Tom leaned in and said homicide. 2w

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk Me too. 😅 2w

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KAO Me three! 2w

Bklover Kinda felt sorry for the driver. 2w

Bklover Gotta tell you- I was talking to my daughter and telling her we‘re reading The Grapes of Wrath. I just said it was the Litsy group and she wanted to know if that‘s the group with all the women fainting. Made me laugh. 😆 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bklover 🤣🤣🤣 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm catching up. It's interesting to read place you know. Drive past prison in McAlester so many times. It's right on Hwy 69. 2w

ElizaMarie @Crinoline_Laphroaig oooo post some pics ! 2w

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 1: #beautifulwriting #devastating #notagreatstart #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie 2w

lil1inblue So evocative! I needed a glass of water after reading. 2w

Cuilin I felt asthmatic reading this chapter. 😷 2w

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Bookwormjillk The truth of the children looking to see what the adults would do 2w

TheAromaofBooks When I read this several years ago, I remember enjoying the not-story chapters even more than the story chapters. I think Steinbeck's writing is so beautiful. 2w

dabbe Oh, this novel. My heart weeps not just at the story of the Joads but at Steinbeck's sublime writing. 🩶🖤🩶 2w

BookNAround I love that so many people like this book so much. It 100% is not for me (I loathe it). In fact, no Steinbeck book I‘ve ever read has been for me (I do still have high hopes for Travels with Charley though). 😂 2w

BarkingMadRead @BookNAround this is my second attempt. Now I have to finish it 🤣 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig As a gardener from Oklahoma this makes me sad. 2w

Bklover I love East of Eden so much that I am worried this one will be disappointing. 🤨 2w

willaful This opening reminded me of the terrible fires of 2020, and a day when the sky was so red it felt apocalyptic. :-( 2w

Bklover Hiya! Can you add me to the list? 2w

BarkingMadRead @bklover absolutely 2w

ElizaMarie I am behind - I ended up getting the Audio, because I went everywhere BUT a bookstore this weekend. Anyway, listening to Chapter 1 - I can tell I am going to enjoy this so far. It feels ominous (Also kinda going in blind, never tried to read it, never saw any of the screen adaptation - not sure how many there are). Excited to be in this group! 2w

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LitsyEvents

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

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Ok #hashtagbrigade here is November‘s book! If you want to join us for a chapter a day, drop a comment below. But remember, my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so read the chapter before you read my post each day! Everyone is welcome! I have two groups of tags, one for the individual book, and one for monthly reminder list, so be sure to let me know if you need to be on one of my lists!

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing!! 3w

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

Ok #hashtagbrigade here is November‘s book! If you want to join us for a chapter a day, drop a comment below. But remember, my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so read the chapter before you read my post each day! Everyone is welcome! I have two groups of tags, one for the individual book, and one for monthly reminder list, so be sure to let me know if you need to be on one of my lists!

BarkingMadRead @litsyevents
@indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean @lil1inblue
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BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader
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BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @anishainkspill 3w

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Cuilin I‘m in for this one. 🙋‍♀️ 3w

lil1inblue It's been ages since I read this. I'm in! 👋🏻 3w

rubyslippersreads I think I‘ll pass. I‘ve read it before, but I just don‘t think I‘m in the mood for a reread. I‘ll be following your hashtags, though. 3w

Bookwormjillk I‘m in! 3w

SamAnne Time for a reread. I‘m in! I‘m halfway through East of Eden right now! (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @SamAnne omg I haven‘t read East of Eden since high school when I was on my James Dean kick! Nope. That‘s wrong. I reread it last year 🤣 (edited) 3w

SamAnne @BarkingMadRead I‘ve read a lot of Steinbeck but weirdly not East of Eden! Loving it. 3w

Ruthiella I‘m going to sit this one out. I read it a few years ago. It‘s very good and deservedly a classic. 3w

BarbaraJean Why must you tempt me so?!? 😂 I own it; I‘ve never read it; I was thinking about using it for the final #ClassicsChallenge2025 prompt but decided I didn‘t have room in my reading lineup for it in the last few months of the year. Add me to the tag list; I‘ll make room. 😂😂 (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean #imheretohelp 3w

willaful I'm in. 3w

LapReader Me please 3w

Librarybelle I‘m so behind on reading, but please count me in 3w

Crinoline_Laphroaig Since I live in Oklahoma and I've never read it, you better count me in. Also I've never understood why in High School we were forced to read Lord of the Flies, when this classic was actually about our history and wasn't assigned. 3w

eeclayton Count me in! 3w

AnishaInkspill another book I've been meaning to read, and so tempted but I've got others to finish, a couple of them not easy, but will keep this in mind 3w

TheAromaofBooks Add me to your list, please!! 3w

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3w

DeeLew It‘s been a few years since I‘ve read this one and it‘s one of my all time favorites so I‘m in! 3w

KAO Count me in! 3w

ElizaMarie Never read this one. I feel like I have seen/heard mixed reviews on it (or maybe it was for the movie - also never saw). I am gonna go in kinda blind here. But yes please add me - I have been enjoying so many classics I wouldn't have picked up if you didn't use them for this group! Thanks again! 3w

peanutnine I'll skip this month, thanks! 3w

Seabreeze_Reader Could someone remind me what the December #hashtagbrigade selection is please? I had the 2025 list saved to my phone but accidentally deleted the graphic at some point. 2w

BarkingMadRead @Seabreeze_Reader it‘s Crime at Black Dudley 2w

Seabreeze_Reader @BarkingMadRead Thank you. 🙂 2w

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pdxannie

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

so-so

Not my fave Steinbeck but I learned a lot and it was good.

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TheSpineView

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

Happy Tuesday! Here are today's #Two4Tuesday questions. Thanks to everyone who played last week. Everyone is welcome to play.

My answers:
📘 Yes. There is power in the written word.
📘 Tagged. One of the best books that captures the Great Depression.

Play? @Eggs @dabbe @peaKnit @Susanita @julesG @TheBookHippie @Cupcake12 @DebinHawaii @Texreader @lil1inblue @AnnCrystal @Kshakal

peaKnit Thank you for the tag! 5mo

TheSpineView YW! 🥰 5mo

Susanita Good questions and good answers! I‘ll have to think about this a little. 5mo

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TheSpineView @Susanita 👍 5mo

RaeLovesToRead Words are powerful! 5mo

dabbe Fab questions and answers. Thanks for the tag! 😍 5mo

TheSpineView @RaeLovesToRead 🤩 5mo

TheSpineView @dabbe YW! 5mo

AnnCrystal 📚👏🏼☺️👍🏼 Thanks the tag 🥳👌🏼💝. 5mo

TheSpineView @AnnCrystal YW! 🥰😊🌞 5mo

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mobill76

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dabbe

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

#poetrymatters
#vintage
@TheSpineView

This.

Aims42 💗💗💗 12mo

TheSpineView 💜💜💜 12mo

Singout Oh, yes. 12mo

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dabbe @Aims42 🤎🍁🧡 12mo

dabbe @TheSpineView 🤎🍁🧡 12mo

dabbe @Singout 🤎🍁🧡 12mo

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JulietteReadsALot

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4/5
My book club was reading The Four Winds, which I had already read, so instead I picked up The Grapes of Wrath.
I honestly prefer the latter which offers more characters, more depths, more complexity. It's a very interesting read about a very difficult time. Well-written, realistic.

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AllDebooks

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

bailed

I'm so disappointed to bail on my #Bookedintime selection. I adore the landscape and nature descriptions. However, it does feel overly preachy, and I'm just not in the right mindset atm to persevere. I will pick it up to try again, at some point. I do feel the fault is mine, not the book.

@Cuilin @dabbe

Cuilin Oh, I totally get it. I‘m struggling with the puritanical preaching in Little Women right now. Grateful that it‘s only a chapter a day. I DNF‘d my book for this month too. I‘m going to see if I can get something else but yeah, I get it. #HailTheBail 🙌 1y

AllDebooks @Cuilin Absolutely #HailtheBail 😅 1y

dabbe On the spreadsheet, and yes! #hailthatbail! 🤩🤩🤩 1y

AllDebooks @dabbe 🙌 1y

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HeatherBookNerd

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

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We follow the displaced Joad family as they make the trek west in search of work and a new home during the Great Depression. Published in 1939, the book feels eerily familiar today - roiling social divisions, vast gaps in wealth/opportunity between rich and poor, the anger hurled at the migrants. Heartbreaking, yes. But the Joads are rendered with such dignity and tenderness that you want to see them through all the hardships you know are coming.

Suet624 💕💕💕 1y

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abmaltly

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What an amazing and devastating book. It took me a while to get into but from halfway through, it just built and built.
There are so many similarities between these times and today. Corporate greed and hate of others continue. We forget everyone is human, living and/or struggling with their own lives.
What a wonderful read. What wonderful strength and love among those with so little. I wish everyone read and reflected on this book.

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Rachel.Rencher

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

It's 50 degrees and windy, but you wouldn't know it. This reading spot is sooo cozy 🤍

Chelsea.Poole Perfection! 2y

BookmarkTavern Looks amazing! 2y

Texreader How lovely!! 2y

BarbaraBB Super cozy 😍 2y

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Judybskt

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

🏡Over 31 years ago
🍇The Grapes of Wrath

@TheSpineView #two4tuesday

TheSpineView Great book choice! Thanks for playing! 2y

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dabbe

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView

Thanks for the tags, @TheSpineView and @The_Penniless_Author 🤩😍😃

1. Last move was on Super Bowl Sunday in February 2002. My dad was not happy since we couldn't get the cable hooked up. 😃
2. The tagged book: THE GRAPES OF WRATH. 💙🩶💙

Join in the fun, everyone! 🤩🤩🤩

TheSpineView No football!?! What a tragedy!!! 🤣🤣🤣 2y

dabbe @TheSpineView I know! 🤩😂🤩 We let him leave early because he was grouchy. 😃 2y

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Rachel.Rencher

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

I found a great playlist to listen to while I read Steinbeck 🎶

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Rachel.Rencher

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

I've been on a classics kick lately 😍

Ephemera After you read this, read The Worst Hard Time, a nonfiction account of the Dust Bowl devastation. 2y

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Rissreadswithcats

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HALLELUJAH! A book this good, that I am only just discovering now! I had to see what all the fuss was about after @MrsMalaprop raved about this and talking with several students at school who have read it for their yr 12 English literature class. It gives me hope for the future when our kids can connect with such a classic.
🍇 🍇 🍇 🍇 🍇

dabbe This book has resonated with me since high school. ❤️💜🩷 2y

MrsMalaprop I‘m glad you loved it too. What a book 🤩. Imagine all the others out there waiting patiently for us to find them 📚😁. 2y

SamAnne This had such an impact on me in high school. I want to reread. Even though I‘m a Steinbeck fan I‘ve yet to read East of Eden! That‘s happening this year. 2y

Centique I remember this book shocking me and breaking my heart as a teenager 😥 2y

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lynneamch

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1. Absolutely! I learned to drive "3 on a tree" with my dad's '61 Valiant. Enjoyed several years with my own '88 LaBaron that had a 5th gear.
2. How about the car loaded with all the family's possessions in Grapes of Wrath? Heartbreaking image.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
@CrowCAH @BarbaraBB @Texreader

TheSpineView Great book. Thanks for playing!❤️📖 2y

BarbaraBB Thanks for the tag! I immediately thought of the super scary

No Exit: A Novel

CrowCAH Thanks for the tag! I‘ll be sure to make a post. 2y

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RedCurly

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This was heartbreaking. I love Steinbeck I honestly believe he is the writer who writes the most beautifully.

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MrsMalaprop

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I am stunned ?. This was F*ing brilliant and devastating and engrossing and…everything. Thank you Steinbeck for writing this classic that I have been able to appreciate for the first time at the age of 52. It gives me so much hope for all the exceptional books I have yet to discover. I gush, but well, just wow ?.

(Hope you enjoy the juxtaposition of this frivolous photo of my nails matching the décor, matching my book ?).

Suet624 Isn't it amazing when you read the classics? Some of them never grow old. 2y

staci.reads I just read this one this year, too (at the age of 51) and was blown away! It's brilliant and deeply moving. I have no idea why it took me so long to get to it. 2y

Tamra They can be read again and again and again. 🩷 2y

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AmyG Agree! I read this in High School and it was a chore. I read this maybe 10 years ago and ….mind blowing. 2y

BarbaraBB Glad you liked it so much! My favorite of his books is

East of Eden

Rissreadswithcats Well I haven‘t read it yet either and after this review I‘m determined to have it read this year! 2 weeks until holidays and then I can really relax and appreciate and loose myself in reading! I‘m excited just thinking about it! 2y

MrsMalaprop @rissreads 🙌 2y

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MrsMalaprop

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MrsMalaprop

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

#currentlyreading Finally making a start on this #classic. Haven‘t read Steinbeck since high school. Think I‘m in the right headspace. With descriptions like this…it‘s not too onerous.

“…a neck as stringy and muscular as a celery stalk…” 😍

Rissreadswithcats So what was the Steinbeck book you read at school? 2y

MrsMalaprop @Rissreads

Of Mice and Men

Rissreadswithcats Was it as good as this one? 2y

MrsMalaprop @Rissreads It‘s hard to say 🤔. It was a long time ago & I did love it at the time. GoW is more epic & I found it very affecting. 2y

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Bethanyroe

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

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It‘s been a while since I‘d read any Steinbeck. My goodness, he‘s a gifted writer. An accurately depressing depiction of families during the dust bowl migration and sadly, I‘m afraid certain aspects of this still ring true today.

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rachaich

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

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Flippin eck, I'd forgotten how absolutely brilliant he is at writing.
The evocative prose, the characters who are completely in my head and I'm constantly thinking about what will happen next.
I've just finished it, cried a bit and proclaimed it one of the most important novels ever.

Tamra I highly recommend the tagged book by Sonora Babbs! Apparently Steinbeck was provided with her field notes by the publisher without her knowledge. She couldn‘t get her novel published after Grapes of Wrath. 😕

Whose Names are Unknown: A Novel

rachaich @Tamra my partner also told me that... 2y

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Sarahreadstoomuch

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

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I honestly thought I had read this before! But by the 2nd or 3rd chapter, it was clear to me that I hadn‘t. Yes, it‘s the story of a family just trying to survive after their farmland dries up and is taken by the bank during the depression/dust bowl. But it‘s also a stark look at family, togetherness, survival and the attitudes of haves vs have nots and how easy it is to boil over. The audio was excellent- complete with harmonica interludes.

SamAnne I read this in high school. Now it is getting banned by crazy right wingers. It had such an impact on me. My first response as a 15 year old was whew, glad that isn‘t happening anymore. Then our teacher showed us a documentary on the migrant laborers working the Minute Maid orange plantations. Thank you and RIP Ms. Dinkins. I love Steinbeck. The one major book of his that I haven‘t read is East of Eden! Am planning that this fall. 2y

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Saknicole

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

Last week of school starts tomorrow! I began Grapes of Wrath with my Honors 11 class to prep for AP next year. We will get through the first third to start their summer reading. Honestly, I‘m loving it. It is probably sacrilege to admit for an English teacher but I haven‘t read it before.

#teachersoflitsy #englishteacher #americanliterature #summerbreak #modernism #dustbowl

AmyG I read this in high school and it was a struggle. I read it again 30 years later and loved it! It‘s never too late to read a great book. (edited) 3y

Tamra I highly recommend reading this one if you can this summer. Allegedly the publisher gave Babbs‘ field notes to Steinbeck (w/o permission or acknowledgement) and her book deal was cancelled after Grapes was published. It‘s a slim volume and I loved it.

Whose Names are Unknown: A Novel

Saknicole @Tamra thanks for the rec! I‘ll definitely pick that up this summer! 3y

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Tamra @Saknicole 👍🏾 I hope you like it! It deserves to be read for sure. 3y

Kimberlone This is such a beautiful book. Read it for the first time in Forster‘s American Lit class! 2y

Kimberlone My only negative about this book is that it was clearly an inspiration for one of my most hated books

The Tortilla Curtain

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Gissy

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One of those long books that you don‘t feel it long at all because you want to know more about the story, about this family. A good book with a sad story. Difficult social-political times. That ending, trying to go on. The mother, Ma, is a strong female character in this story. 4.5/5⭐️

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville
#MarchMadnessReadathon @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65 ⬇️

Gissy #MarchMadnessBingoCard (published before I born) -Bingo with this book (in this line) @Andrew65

#ISpyBibgo March (half of a face-on the back of this edition) @Andrew65

March #BookSpinBingo #3 @TheAromaOfBooks 3y

BkClubCare Yay! A classic 3y

Gissy @BkClubCare So good and I love that edition😍 3y

TheAromaofBooks I always say that I love Steinbeck's writing but not his stories 😂 It's SO sad but the writing is so powerful and evocative! 3y

DieAReader Stacked!📚 Great job!🥳 3y

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JuliaTheBookNerd

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A title #WithAFruit 🍇 #TemptingTitles ☔️🌸💜

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🤩 3y

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 🍇 💜 3y

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gossamerchild

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I went into this book with absolutely no expectations of enjoying it. I'm truly glad I was surprised. This was beautiful and heartbreaking and depressingly relevant even today. Granted, it's dated and he uses language that isn't appropriate anymore, but still. So so good. I'm glad I read this for #authoramonth

@soubhiville

BethM This was one of the few I didn‘t mind in high school. 3y

gossamerchild @BethM I'm still surprised this wasn't one that I had to read in school ever. Somehow I missed out. 3y

Kangaj1 Yay! This was my favorite from high school (read it on my own), and I have been wondering if it holds up as still good. Hope to still reread it this year. 3y

gossamerchild @Kangaj1 If you reread it, let me know. I'd love to chat about this one. 3y

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staci.reads

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

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I can't believe I've waited this long to read this masterpiece of a book. The characters, the structure of alternating chapters, the incredibly vivid description - all of it makes this the profound piece of literature that has become the benchmark of an era. I'm so glad Steinbeck was March's #AuthorAMonth pick, making me pull this off my bookshelf. @Soubhiville

Soubhiville That‘s awesome! Great review. 🙂 3y

MemoirsForMe Totally agree! 🙌🏻 3y

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JacqMac

The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

so-so

It‘s a good story, but I find Steinbeck‘s writing boring. The story itself feels repetitive. Because he tells me outright what it means. I don‘t like being told what to think. Make me think. Don‘t force my feelings. Let your words encourage them to form. Stimulate my thoughts. I do find myself most curious about this:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/forgotten-dust-bowl-novel-rivaled-gr...
#authoramonth @Soubhiville

Lands 😴 3y

SamAnne Wow. Fascinating story. I‘d like to read her book too. 3y

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BarkingMadRead

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

Reading this for #authoramonth I got this copy in NOLA last year.

CoverToCoverGirl I really need to read this one.. someday.. so many books. 3y

KathyWheeler I read it last year and loved it. 3y

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