The Pearl Kindle Edition

Our Sunday school class discussed the parable of the pearl as found in Matthew 13:45-46. This book was mentioned and I had never read it. First, I am astounded at Steinbeck's extraordinary ability to draw a reader in as fast as I got sucked into this story. How did he know these things? To be able to write about a remote fishing village in Mexico. Pearl diving? How do you research that? And then to plug it all into a story of dreams that turn into evil because of greed. The pearl is not always good.

Read this book in a single sitting. It literally sucked me into it's own world. Love John Steinback. He breaks life right down to what really matters. The story is not about a Pearl at all. It is about a man of modest means trying to use a Pearl to improve his station in life. In the process he discovers it is not what is outside of him that matters, but what is in his heart.

I'm VERY disappointed as this book is a Teachers Copy with NO novella attached. The cover, sample and information supplied NEVER mentioned this. I wanted to buy the novella to read.

It is a cheat sheet not the book. Just ridiculous. I would avoid this and try and make sure u get the book

This digital version has really weird page numbers which makes it a bit complicated for my son and school. I didn't expect him to be on the same page (literally) as his classmates with their paper copies but this book seems to jump page numbers by 3 and sometimes more. He's resorted to listing the % finished when adding quotes.

A classic read that I haven’t read since high school. I understand the struggle that new found wealth can bring. In gaining a great petal he lost much.

There are spaces missing in between words so it is hard to read. Kids kept complaining

Mrs Steinbeck should be proud of John, its a book with words on pages

Steinbeck is a master of writing. His descriptions create mood and tension. I was gripped throughout and read this in less than a day. I have only given this three stars because the edition was dreadful - no spacing between some words so you had to decipher and spaces in the middle of other words.

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