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The condition of the book was not as described in the offer.I believe it was described as nearly new or "as New" and the book was very tattered and marked up with a red felt pen in places.not real happy with that. Haven't had a problem in the past with Amazon.
"To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth." When I read this first line, I remember feeling like it was a line that I would always remember. The characters' lives were turned upside down by nature, first by drought and later by flood. For me, this book meant everything. Some say it's just too sad. This book isn't for everyone. An amazing book. It also depicted the human experience as profoundly intertwined with the earth. The Grapes of Wrath showed how Fear could be used to control and exploit people on a huge scale.
All this for a book where the main characters speak in dialect about the "Fambly". I felt like the true feelings and experiences of a very real group of people were simply being funneled to me via Steinbeck's pen. People I know who haven't liked it say that it was too slow, or "What's the deal with the turtle." and didn't get past the first couple chapters. The very last scene showed how all of us are on this earth, in this life, together, like it or not and I found comfort in that.I had goosebumps and a pounding heart. I had the sense that I wasn't reading a story that some guy named Steinbeck came up with. The story felt very relevant to early 21st century America in that Fear seemed to be at the root of all evil. Somehow John Steinbeck managed to fit what, to me, is essentially the meaning of life into a short novel about sharecroppers in the 30s. Please read it (all of it).
If you have not read this timeless classic yet in your lifetime, you have missed out on beatiful literature and amazing adventures. This story is not the classic that no one wants to read. If you haven' read this yet, what are you waiting for. It's not too late to read an unbelievable story that you will never forget.
Delivered quickly. But some of the pages (chapter 25)were so marked up I couldn't read the text.
I bought this book as a gift - a classic read that withstands the passage of time.
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