John Steinbeck & The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck and his great American novel, The Grapes of Wrath, about the westward migration of people during the dust bowl in the Depression of the 1930's. From California: A Tribute.
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[lilvjdude]

i think this was the only book I've ever cried while reading. Very powerful, and makes you appreciate every meal you have.

[ninyae]

Bad farming practises? Massive dust storms and bad economic times? Well we have a global economic crisies and here in Australia we have just had the biggest dust storm I have ever seen in 51 years of living. And, the only other dust storm I have ever seen was 4 months ago. Here we have been having a drought for 8/9 years. Bad farming practises, well that goes with out saying. Ain't much changed is there?

[NoEcologyNoEconomy]

Perfect example of how AGW (climate and weather events) can ruin people's lives, but so-called conservatives only want to talk about taxation and other surface issues.

[proffromgview]

@lilvjdude You need to read more. Make no mistake, GW is a great book, but should hardly stand alone in producing emotion.

[TheDp321]

@ljchristmutuallife why are you yelling at us?

[CordeliannaLear]

uno dei miei romanzi preferiti! Bellissimo anche il film...con il grande -e quindi...sottovalutato!- John Carradine!

[AloofAri6]

@lilvjdude and it's just so well-written! you can't help but appreciate the people who were willing to fight for these people.

[nickiz1]

me granny slept in a bed with 13brothers and sisters picked cotton and ate potato WATER soup and lived out of a TAR paper tent ! following the cotton to california from nebraska ...that sent me here !

[peopleofthecircle]

Just change the scenario and you have today.

Change to great recesion, mexican immigrants, and new climate change

plus Right screaming socailism, welfare cheats, 53%

and there you go!

[yangbob1]

We still haven't learned from the mistakes of the past. We buy on credit, we over produce and we listen to corrupt politicians. Maybe it's best compared to drinking or smoking . We know it's bad for us , but we keep doing it anyway.

[berliniberlini]

I created a blog a few days ago and I was expecting to create a space in which people could express their feelings and opinions about "books".The first book I chose, to have people giving opinions about it was "the fall" by Albert Camus .The blog is : enrugados.blogspot.com. As a passioned follower of John Steinbeck as I'm sure you're too, we could create there a group of people willing to remember him in all is greatness and expose our opinions not only about his books,but also "all the others"

[ljchristmutuallife]

I THANK GOD THAT I CAN GET HELP FROM HIM TO INCREASE MY FININCES BY INVESTING IN HIS WORK. TITHING WITH AN HONEST HEART BRINGS BLESSINGS.BUT THE ONLY BLESSINGS I CARE TO HAVE ARE THOSE I CAN PASS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED.