I read Grapes of Wrath, but I preferred the movie to the novel
I would agree that it was a very well acted movie. I do feel like the character of Tom Joad was more fleshed out in the book.
Yes I think his deep character is probably explained more in words.  What other books of Steinbeck do you like?
East of Eden was a wonderful book showing a great dichotomy between brother over the course of time between the Civil War and World War II.
I totally forgot about that book it was good.  I read of mice and men in school but had a hard time getting through the whole book
Of Mice and Men was hard mostly because he was overloading on Depression Era politics, but it was a very good book about the unbalanced relationship between the brothers. The book really reached into popular culture a lot. Were there any books you did like from school?
I was a fan of f scott fitzgeral and particularly liked the Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby was a wonderful book. F Scott Fitzgerald's life after the book release was a real tragedy. He could never replicate the success of that book. I wonder if the book itself overwhelmed him?
It was very disturbing at a deep level, many writers I think have that issue.  I just watched the documentary on Hemingway
Hemingway also had a very tragic life. I think we underestimate the amount of anxiety that comes with producing literary art. What is your favorite Hemingway book?