Author: John Steinbeck
Pages: 21 discs
Genre: Fiction, Classic
Grade: B+
Synopsis: Adam Trask moves into the Salinas valley in California with his pregnant wife where he buys a large plot of land and is looking forward to living out his days as a family man with his wife and twin sons. Adam and his wife Cathy come from very different backgrounds. Adam begrudgingly served for years in the army (to appease his father), while Cathy murdered her parents and had been a prostitute (neither fact of which Adam knew). Adam becomes close friends with Sam Hamilton and others in the Salinas valley. After Mr. Hamilton helps to deliver the twins, Cathy runs away from home to start another life.
My Review: It is unfortunate to narrow down a book of this scope and magnitude to a single paragraph synopsis, because there is a whole lot that goes on in the book. Steinbeck has a particular penchant for describing the characters hearts and desires, so that you feel like you are quite familiar with each of the characters in the book. I'm not terribly familiar with Steinbeck's books (having only previously read Tortilla Flat and The Pearl), but this book went into surprising places and unexpected stories. I found myself really enjoying it.
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