<p>It seems that this will be my Honors English II summer assignment, and I'm curious of who has read this book before and what the feelings about it are.</p>
<p>What did you think about it, and do you think this would be a good book to take on a plane flight? (I'm going to Missouri for a national wrestling tournament at the end of June)</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>That book is one of my favorite books. Great story of good, evil and redemption and forgiveness.</p>
<p>Its a great book and an easy read. Read it on the plane for sure.</p>
<p>Oi, I did not like Cry the Beloved Country. This could largely be due to my AP teacher dragging the novel out over two months, and spending 2 or 3 days discussing each chapter.</p>
<p>I just could not get into it. I enjoyed the plot and the premise, but I just could not get into the characters! They didn't seem in the flesh. More like ghosts. I could see alot in the Jarvis family but that was it.</p>
<p>Also, I know Paton wrote it after reading Grapes of Wrath. You can see alot of Steinbeck in the novel--the way he writes (repetition, writing lengths on scenery) and the way he does dialogue. Also, the Kumalo family seemed vaguely reminiscent of the Joads.</p>
<p>I kinda read it but didnt really pay attention to it..i didnt find it that interesting.</p>
<p>We have to read it next year, (junior year) for IB.</p>
<p>its one of the few books i actually finished without resorting to spark notes</p>
<p>it was okay i read most of it, but ended up skimming it towards the end when i lost interest...or perhaps it was because we had to dissect basically every sentence for the people in my class who didn't understand</p>
<p>I really liked it, and its an easy read. So go for it on the plane.</p>
<p>When was this book written? Is it a classic or modern?</p>
<p>It was written in the 1930s, I believe. It's pretty contemporary, but I like it.</p>
<p>Luwain--more like late 40s, Paton borrowed a lot from John Steinbeck, most recognizably the intercalary chapters from 1937's Grapes of Wrath</p>
<p>I didn't really like it all that much. Steinbeck is my all-time favorite and Paton, while making a modest effort, just paled in comparison.</p>
<p>oh god...i had to read that during the summer between SIXTH AND SEVENTH grade. i hated it. if i read it now i might like it though...</p>
<p>Time for sparknotes unless you like slow paced books.</p>