The Pearl and The Red Pony (Two Books in One)
by John Steinbeckpublished
September 30th 1976
(first published 1973)
by Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Paperback, 208 pages
isbn
0140042326
(isbn13: 9780140042320)
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Read in January, 1997
I think I read this book after reading "The Red Pony." I set the bar low since I hated "The Red Pony", but I ended up loving this book.
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i've only read the pearl and not the red pony just wanted to be honest.
everyone probably read this book in middle school or high school. me i stole a copy one day while i was subbing at a middle school. i fully intended to give it back but alas i never subbed in that building ever again.
i dont feel bad about this because it seemed like the book had never been opened and it was in a box full of copies of the pearl.
plus those kids were really stupid and i doubt that they could have...more
everyone probably read this book in middle school or high school. me i stole a copy one day while i was subbing at a middle school. i fully intended to give it back but alas i never subbed in that building ever again.
i dont feel bad about this because it seemed like the book had never been opened and it was in a box full of copies of the pearl.
plus those kids were really stupid and i doubt that they could have...more
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A terribly descriptive and depressing account of a boy and his father and their search to express love to each other through the gift of a roan horse. The ending is quite grim...or so it was for me as a teenager. This is a great story for impressionable children.
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Read in October, 1978
I think part of my loathing for this pair is that I was assigned to read them FOUR years in a row in school. I dislike The Pearl more than The Red Pony, when it comes to degrees of hatred.
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Read in January, 1970
recommends it for:
book lovers
I've read all of Steinbeck's books, and own most of them.
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