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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

March 28, 2023 by genericwhitegirl 2 Comments

“Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord, he is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath have stored…” Were you oblivious like me that these were the words in the first line of the Battle Hymn of the Republic? I’m not sure if these are the same grapes Steinbeck is referring to, but there is enough wrath in the world to go around, whether it’s the wrath of the Union army during the Civil War or the wrath […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: american literature, historical fiction, john steinbeck, skootchyknees, the grapes of wrath

genericwhitegirl's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: american literature, historical fiction, john steinbeck, skootchyknees, the grapes of wrath ·
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You’re bound to get idears if you go thinkin’ about stuff

June 19, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

What even is this novel? I read this in high school and didn’t know what to do with it, and then in college I was too under the influence who did not think Steinbeck was a good writer. She was obviously wrong, or more so entitled to her opinion, but this novel is unbearingly sad and unbearingly good. It’s not the most beautifully written novel, but it must be the most righteous one I’ve ever read. First off, the structure of the novel goes back […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: john steinbeck, the grapes of wrath

vel veeter's CBR10 Review No:209 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: john steinbeck, the grapes of wrath ·
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