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[rubah]

I've watched parts of The Grapes of Wrath, and we read The Pearl and Of Mice and Men in class, but I never really got into any of them.

However, I just finished the 600-pages of godliness known as East of Eden, and the entire thing was pretty amazing to me. It's very similar to the way I felt after reading Anna Karenina except without so much of the America vs. Russia culture shock. It's not just that both are huge books, but both of them provide so much to think about. I might have to read it again (it took less than a week, that is, it was hard to put down and I feel sorrowful that I can't immediately take it up again)

[Araciel]

Of Mice and Men is, to date, the only book that has made me cry.

[daggertrepe]

I just read mice and men for English. It was sad and maybe a bit cringe-worthy, but I didn't cry over it. I'm currently reading The Red Pony and I'm snoooooring.

[I'm my own MILF]

I've only read Of Mice and Men, but that was fantastic.

[~*~Celes~*~]

I've read The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men. The latter made me teary-eyed and Grapes of Wrath was pretty well written, imho. I seem to be more of a Fountainhead fan though, written by Ayn Rand.

[Jings]

I got half way through The Grapes of Wrath. Mind numbingly boring.

[Heath]

Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath are two books that have been on my to-read list for ages. I plan on reading them eventually because they sound utterly brilliant. In school, the top two sets for English read To Kill a Mockingbird while the rest read Of Mice and Men, so I missed out on it in school.

[Kes]

The Pearl absolutely ruined Steinbeck for me. I think that was the first book I really and fully hated. And it didn't help that I wasn't a huge fan of the film of The Grapes of Wrath I watched.

However, I did enjoy reading Of Mice and Men (though it resulted in the second worst mock trial I've ever participated in).

I've also heard some good stuff about his King Arthur book. He seems pretty love it/hate it for most of his books.