It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940, the National Book Award in 1939, and was cited as one of the primary reasons for Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize win in 1962. The Grapes of Wrath is considered by many to be the Great American Novel. I have not reread this particular book as an adult although I do hope to do so for the Book Riot Read Harder challenge this year (challenged book category). The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck was published in 1961 and is considered to be one of the greatest literary works of the 20th century. I didn’t really appreciate Steinbeck as a teenager, but as an adult I have rediscovered his writing, and have become enamored. This month we’ll be taking a look at reviews for The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck From the nasty to the snarky to the downright absurd, we’ll highlight some of the strange reasons why some people hate these great reads. Each month, we’ll feature a book from Time’s list of the best 100 English language novels of all time. There is no such thing as a universally loved book.
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