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  • I read this book a very long time ago and loved it. In my opinion it is one of Steinbeck's best novels and classified a modern classic for a very good reason. This is my copy and I plan to read it again (as soon as my huge list of to-be-read books gets smaller).

    

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  • It's Faulkner, if you like Faulkner then you must also read Absolom Absolom to get really into Quentin's isms

    

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  • Wow, this book was so emotionally charged from the start that I didn't think I could read it without a vacation. I'll read it someday.

    

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  • In this case, the reward exceeds the challenge of the read, and the challenge is formidable. Perhaps the most difficult book I have ever read, but also one of the best.

    

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  • I read this during my sophomore year in high school (1984).

    

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An award winning novel concerning the plight of the â€~Okies’ – the refugee farmers and sharecroppers fleeing the dustbowl of Oklahoma. Attracted by the golden promise of California, they meet only with abject hostility, shame and destitution.

Hardback (including notes) 600pp

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