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The Grapes of Wrath
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
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'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.'
Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck's Pultizer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel west from Dust Bowl-era Oklahoma in search of the promised land of California. Their story is one of false hopes, thwarted desires and powerlessness, yet out of their struggle Steinbeck created a drama that is both intensely human and majestic in its scale and moral vision.
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- Melmo25
- 12-11-22
Ahead of it's time.
Love John Steinbeck, love this book.
It's so relevant, especially at the moment work recession, global warming and displaced migrants.
Pure genuis
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-10-24
Incredible
A absolutely mesmerising story, hard to listen to at times but the beautiful language and superb performance brought me back.
It is tragic how relevant this story is so many years on.
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- Chutmun
- 05-11-22
A hard listen, worth the time. Armitage is great
Audible hopes I enjoyed it! It engaged me, moved me, made me think about how we treat our fellow beings, but enjoyed? Not in my definition of the word. A commentary on the state of humanity told from the perspective of a single farming and migrant family in dust bowl America.
Richard Armitage does a great job of giving each character a distinct voice.
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- Majella H.
- 14-05-23
Outstanding
A brilliant book both the story and the narrator
So sorry it finished
Engrossed from start to finish
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- Anne Fedigan
- 14-09-23
Painful and tragically wonderfully told
A deeply moving book, read beautifully. In the face of despair, those with virtually nothing find ways to help their fellow sufferers. Loved this book.
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- Honest reader
- 06-08-24
Rightly heralded as a true classic
I cant imagine that there can be anything legt to say about this beautifully written novel. Suffice then to say all superlatives remain true.
That it is now heading towards 100 years since the book was written means we can add that time has only confirmed its brilliance.
The prose is incredible, the detail of interior lives and exterior events is carefully, sparingly but poetically drawn.
It remains an indictment of the inhumanity of politics and some individuals, and a paean to compassion and familial love.
Richard Armitage’s narration is fantastic. His slightly hoarse tones seeming to echo the dusty dryness that the novel begins with. His characterisations distinct without being cartoonish. I rate hom with the very best of those titans of theatre ‘voices’, Gielgud, Hordern, Olivier etc.
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- Marilyn
- 06-08-24
Excellent
Excellent writing and narration. Brilliant storytelling which brings a piece of history to life. Highly recommended.
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- Cromarty
- 09-03-22
Everybody should read this book
If you can read this book and still not understand that rampant, unfettered capitalism and greed are destroying humanity you have no heart. And absolutely breathtaking read
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- Lookatwhatimade
- 12-11-22
grim, beautifully written, grit
just as good 20 years on as when I read it the first time as a 20-year old. although I cannot tell you quite why, this is the book that stood out for me most out of all the ones I have read. brilliant, human, raw, hope in a hopeless tale.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-01-23
A masterpiece.
One of the greatest books ever written.
Steinbeck paints a vivid picture of the harsh vibrancy of life in the 1930s, perfectly illustrating the very best and very worst of humanity.
Shocking and beautiful. A must read.
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