To a God Unknown (Penguin
Classics) by John Steinbeck
Steinbeck Book
While fulfilling his dead fathers dream of creating a prosperous farm in
California, Joseph Wayne comes to believe that a magnificent tree on the
farm embodies his fathers spirit. His brothers and their families share in
Josephs prosperity and the farm flourishes - until one brother, scared by
Josephs pagan belief, kills the tree and brings disease and famine on the
farm. Set in familiar Steinbeck country, To A God Unknown is a mystical
tale, exploring one mans attempt to control the forces of nature and to
understand the ways of God.
Personal Review: To a God Unknown (Penguin Classics) by
John Steinbeck
If I could give the book 6 stars, I would have. I have to disagree with the
reviewers who are giving this book low ratings. Addressing that first, I
must say that this book does an impeccable job of intertwining mysticism

and realism. It's not misogynist at all, and to pull a quote (as one user did)
to support that claim, completely takes it out of context. Doing that is
incredibly single minded and unfair to the entire book.
I have read almost the entire Steinbeck catalog and 'To a God Unknown' is
definitely in my top three so far and definitely one of my favorite books ever
written.
I love Steinbeck for his ability to take simple people and simple life and
describe it in ways that capture your full attention. In this book (just like
many of his others) he takes common life and weaves a magical and
moving story that calls to your very being. His novels transcend the time
period given to them and as I read this, I realized that this story could take
place at any time and in any place.
This book took me to my very core and touched things that are important
to me. Things like family and friendships and the relationships we build as
humans to all things on the earth. How we all have superstitions and how
we, as humans, look to a higher power or at least question if there is or
isn't something greater than us. Be it religious or spiritual, be it God or
nature or nothing at all. This book is amazing in its ability to capture those
sentiments and present them in a way that is never dry or dull.
This book is a like a living work of art to me. I really feel that if you like
Steinbeck at all or if you ponder over the human experience, you'll love this
book.
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