The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck

8/10

I read this one a little over a year ago. Another Steinbeck winner. I really enjoyed this one. Not only was it a great story that gets you hooked from the very beginning with interesting characters, but it actually had a significant impact for many people during World War II. It was used widely as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe. Very fascinating look at the thoughts and ideas and feelings of both those being occupied and the occupiers. It was also fun to see Steinbeck outside of the labor struggle of coastal California and write a war book in a style that only Steinbeck can.

Rankings of the Steinbeck books I've read:

1. The Grapes of Wrath
2. Of Mice and Men
3. East of Eden
4. The Moon Is Down
   
5. In Dubious Battle
6. Tortilla Flat
7. Cannery Row
8. The Winter of Our Discontent
9. The Pearl
10. The Long Valley