About this title: A diver stakes everything on finding a pearl that will bring wealth to his impoverished family in Steinbeck's 1947 novel. Although it didn't fare well with the critics, THE PEARL was a popular success.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The book is very solid with pages browned at the edges. The cover is aged but has minor shelf wear & moderate edge wear. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 118 p. 18 cm. Bantam pathfinder editions HP4444. Bantam pathfinder edition EP78.. Overall a nice reading copy. A lot of discoloring(pages turning off brown). Some soiling, bend and a crease. Inside is clean no marks that I noticed. Enjoy. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553278217ISBN:0553278215
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Gently used, pages tanned. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553278217ISBN:0553278215
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Gently used, pages tanned. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553239744ISBN:0553239740
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Book in pristine condition. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Book has stamp on inside front cover. Otherwise, this book is perfect. 118 p. 18 cm. Bantam pathfinder editions HP4444. Bantam pathfinder edition HP4444.. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1956
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Signed by previous owner. 118p. 18cm. Bantam pathfinder edition Aged pages, artwork by previous owner, great reading copy, 47th printing read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780140177374ISBN:014017737X
"Shows evil for what it is, as well as the influence evil has on people. Very sad, however....typical Steinback fatalism. A strong and powerful book, but not the type of book you want to read if you're reading to relax or enjoy yourself."
"Jen Starkey English 7-Wildcats Mr. Kilby May 20, 2009
Pearl Review
This book, The Pearl, was nothing special. The book was a parable, so it did have a lesson, to be careful what you wish for, but many stories do. In this book, a poor family living in Mexico has a stroke of luck by finding what comes to be known as "The Pearl of the World". It is described to be about the size of a seagull's eye, which is quite big for a pearl. The style of the book seemed very repetitive in each sentence, especially repeating words in the same paragraph. I wish the author would have used a slightly different style to write this book. In my opinion, I believe it would be better if it was written in say, first person, with the main character telling the story rather than the narrator simply explaining the events as they occur. My least favorite part was the tragic ending. I feel that if you have a story with a lesson, you might as well have learned from that and gone on with life, not have your first infant son die. John Steinbeck has a reputation of being one of the best classic novel authors, so this was a large disappointment to me. I had heard from peers that this novel was sub-par, but it was still a bit of a shock. I hope that others have different opinions on this piece of literature; otherwise it may no longer sell in my age group."
"In this book by John Steinbeck, many surprising things happen- some good, some not so much, but all surprising. Steinbeck words it with care and precision, leaving no space for questioning thoughts and yet leaves suspense, mystery, fear, love, and a sense of family connection. Although it might not turn out how you suspect, it turns out with another emotion. All sorts of feelings run through this book, read to find out."
"A brilliant little read from Steinbeck. I'd have given it 5 stars, but I just wanted more. I do like the way Steinbeck never really names the evil. You suspect a lot, but there's no definitive answer."
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