The Pearl (1992, Paperback, Reprint)

The Pearl is one of my favorite books.The story revolves around a poor fisher named Kino, who finds a magnificent pearl that he hopes will help his wife and young son,Coyotito.Initially,Kino begins the quest to assume wealth from the pearl with the intent to benefit his family,but ever so slowly,he leads himself on a path to self-destruction,which ultimately leads to a tragedy.I found the underlying message of greed and the meaning of true wealth to be an excellent culmination to the story.The book displays the ability of a well intended individual to stray away from goodness when an opportunity for wealth is prevented.The Pearl delivers a timeless message that all readers will enjoy.

5/5- Excellent

IF you enjoy sentimental american moralistic stories then this is the one. I've always wanted to read this book about the love of a father for his child. But it gets into moralizing about the love of money. The story was such a disappointment. Steinbeck was an overrated writer who wrote at a time in America when anything passed for literature. Stick with Faulkner if you like the old school guys or Thoreau more like it.

This book was a requirement for my son's summer reading. This book could have been written in one chapter, instead it was drawn out over a whole book. Rather boring for a 9th grade boy. We got through it.

Nice novel show political,social and personal problems that happen in a Mexican family. How health basic services, usually is avery big problem in some countries. Is really good book that show a cruel but real circunstances in many countries.

My son needed this book for his literature class and he was able to read it and make a great grade on his quiz.