Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB. In this episode of the new podcast,Xan goes to a more depressing part of American History, as he reviews "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck ----more---- He talks about how it shows us the high cost of the American Dream, and how all we can do is hope for the best in the worst of circumstances,. check out what we are reading next at the spiraken book club page or email us Either way check out the website and leave a comment or email us at Spiraken@gmail.com Music For Episode: Opening/Closing Music -Book Club by Arkells (Michigan Left), Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Host's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Random Question of the Week: Did you think Xan was right with the actual message of this book?
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